An Inside Look as a Juror - FCRA Focus Podcast
On January 1, 2025, major changes to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure took effect, transforming how civil cases are managed, litigated, and resolved. Rooted in four landmark Florida Supreme Court decisions issued in 2024,...more
If you’re a game player, you know that checkers and chess – despite being played on the same board – are totally different games. In checkers, the moves are relatively simple and straightforward, with limited variation – you...more
One of the ongoing goals of the New York State Office of Court Administration (“OCA”) is to periodically update and refine the jurisdictional criteria for the Commercial Division to ensure that it exclusively handles complex...more
In our recent article “Understanding GenAI Response Limits: What Every Legal Professional Should Know,” we explored how legal professionals can overcome the traditional length limitations of Large Language Models that...more
Leachco, a small family-owned business in Oklahoma that manufactures and sells infant lounging products, recently won a rarely litigated issue against CPSC. In July 2024, an administrative law judge (ALJ) denied relief sought...more
Here at New York Commercial Division Practice, we make a point of highlighting the advantages of practicing in the Commercial Division. For example, in Have Commercial Dispute, Will Travel (to New York) | New York Commercial...more
In complex litigation, understanding when a document is protected by attorney-client privilege can be challenging, especially when privilege issues arise in multidistrict litigation (MDL) like the In re Uber Technologies,...more
Summary: MDLs and other complex litigations are high-stakes and full of risk. Discover how an innovative process can streamline your approach, minimizing the chance for key information to slip. Modern data volumes make the...more
As the cost associated with e-discovery continues to rise, the focus on proportionality has become much more common. This presentation will offer best practices for engaging in proportionality discussions and successfully...more
Accidents involving large commercial trucks often lead to complex legal processes. The most complicated aspect of a fatal truck accident is identifying the person or company responsible for it. Depending on the details of the...more
The post-Covid influence over the “gig economy” has led to an expansion of self-employed or by-the-job employed individuals in the delivery and transportation industry. CDL jobs have proven they are not immune to this...more
Pursuant to the New Jersey Bankruptcy Court’s (the “Court”) annual rule making cycle, the Court implemented various changes to the New Jersey Local Rules and Local Forms, which became effective on August 1, 2024. ...more
They say every man needs protection, they say that every man must fall. For over 40 years, “the bankruptcy community has recognized the resolution of mass tort claims as a widely accepted core function of bankruptcy courts,”...more
ACEDS invites you to join a panel of leaders in a discussion about the future of communication, advocacy, and judicial preferences in AI-empowered litigation. The participants will discuss...more
Here at New York Commercial Division Practice, my colleagues and I have waxed poetic about New York’s Commercial Division, the nation’s first general trial court devoted exclusively to business litigation, by repeatedly...more
In the realm of litigation, the management of electronically stored information (ESI) is a pivotal component that can significantly influence the trajectory and outcome of a case. The recent ruling in Doe LS 340 v. Uber...more
As one can easily glean, we here at the New York Commercial Division Practice Blog view New York’s Commercial Division as the heartbeat of business litigation in the United States. So, we think getting your business...more
The testimonies and guidance of expert witnesses have been known to play a significant role in high-stakes legal matters, whether it be the opinion of a clinical psychiatrist in a homicide case or that of a career IP analyst...more
Picture this: You’ve just been retained by a new client who has been named as a defendant in a complex commercial litigation. While the client has solid grounds to be dismissed from the case at an early stage via a...more
For foreign entities that need approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to pursue investments in the U.S., working with experienced legal counsel is essential. While CFIUS will approve...more
Today the Attorney General’s case in chief in the action to dissolve/fine the Trump Organization is sliding to a close. It’s a civil and non family matter (well it is a family matter yet not a domestic relations case) but as...more
This course will cover: - Different types of engineering analyses - Steps in root cause failure analysis - The importance of the chain of custody - How a failure analysis lab can contribute to Subrogation matters...more
AI is now a ubiquitous term in the common vernacular, but few understand the complexities of the acronym and “artificial intelligence” as it is implemented today. As a grad student in the mid-80s studying electrical and...more
At the conclusion of its recent Term, the US Supreme Court finally released its long-anticipated opinion in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railroad, No. 21-1168. In our Part One alert from September 2022, we reported on the...more
Texas adopted legislation to create a business court. The bill fashioned the business court’s jurisdiction to disputes between businesses, and among businesses and their owners, directors and management. The statute focuses...more