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The Florida Supreme Court on Aug. 26, 2021, amended the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure to codify the apex doctrine and "protect high-level corporate officers from the risk of abusive discovery, while still honoring opposing...more
The updated Civil Procedure Rules (the “Revised CPR”) come into force on 31 July 2023, and with them a substantially increased focus on settlement and Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”). In this article, Senior Associate...more
Our second piece on the updated Civil Procedure Rules (the “Amended CPR”) focuses on some of the Court’s case management powers regarding conducting a hearing in public or private, inspection of documents, and the Electronic...more
Most trial lawyers tend to use reconsideration and rehearing interchangeably. But until recently they served very different purposes. Motions for rehearing filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.530 applied only...more
Today the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an Order amending PA’s rule of civil procedure pertaining to venue. The Court’s amendment eliminates the provision, put in place nearly two decades ago, which mandated that medical...more
On August 5, 2022, the Supreme Court of New Jersey released amendments to the Court Rules governing practice in New Jersey’s state courts, which will take effect on September 1, 2022. We highlight two of the main...more
In October of 2020, House Bill 679 made significant changes to Rule 5 ("Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers") of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. The amended Rule 5 creates two important changes....more
The Act of May 28, 2021 amends the Code of Civil Procedure and certain other acts (Journal of Laws of 2021, item 1090). In addition to controversial changes regarding the existing rules for handling cases in civil, criminal...more
Coming soon to your email or direct message inbox—“You’ve been served.” The modes of communication we rely on are continually evolving. In the 1990s, AOL introduced the distinctive sound of “You’ve got mail.” In the 2000s,...more
On August 30, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed Senate Bill No. 6395, amending Civil Practice Law and Rules ("CPLR") §3218 and eliminating filing in New York Confessions of Judgment ("COJ") against non-New York residents. The...more
On August 30th, 2018, the Supreme Court of Virginia amended Rule 1:1 of The Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia, effective November 1, 2018....more
Effective March 12, 2018, the D.C. Superior Court will amend its Rules of Procedure for the Small Claims and Conciliation Branch (“Rules”). This article provides a brief overview of some of the major changes to the Rules...more
The Arizona Supreme Court recently adopted amendments to the rules of civil procedure governing matters filed in Arizona state courts. There are a number of important rule revisions that went into effect January 1, 2018;...more
As of January 1, 2018, Commercial Division Rule 10 was amended. The rule, innocuous on its face, specifies what information an attorney must supply at a preliminary conference. The amendment is entitled “Certification...more
We previously covered a proposed amendment to the New York Commercial Division Rule 20 that aimed to require moving parties seeking a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) to, absent significant prejudice, provide opposing...more