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Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 180: Listen and Learn -- Venue (Federal Civil Procedure)
Coverage Litigation Leapfrog: Why Venue Matters and How to Avoid Pre-emptive Strike Actions
The Evolution of Cross-Border Restructuring Processes
Nota Bene Episode 99: Unpacking the Pendulum of American Patent Policy Then, Now, and Forward with Rob Masters
Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Issues, Venue, and Jurisdiction by Kristhy Peguero and Jennifer Wertz
Bill on Bankruptcy: Delaware to Continue Dominating Bankruptcy
Public Act 24-108, passed at the conclusion of Connecticut’s 2024 Legislative Session and signed into law by Governor Lamont on June 4, brings needed statutory clarity to where a business entity may initiate a lawsuit in...more
A long line of cases in the EDVA demonstrates that defendants seeking to transfer venue out of the EDVA under 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) face an uphill climb if the plaintiff is a Virginia resident....more
A Dallas-based federal district court denied a franchisor’s request to keep its action against former franchisees in Texas and transferred the action to the Eastern District of Virginia....more
In 2017, New York amended its general venue statute. For as long as New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules has existed, the general venue statute (CPLR § 503(a)) placed proper venue solely based on residence of the parties....more
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected the arguments of a state university in support of sovereign immunity and affirmed the district court’s decision to transfer the case to the District of Delaware. Board...more
PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK - Board of Regents of the University of Texas Sys. v. Boston Scientific Corp., Appeal No. 2018-1700 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 5, 2019) - This week’s case of the week involves issues relating to venue...more
The “Ivy” AI text message platform is in the cross-hairs again in a class action filed against Caesars Entertainment Corporation in Castillo v. Caesars Entm’t Corp., No. 18-cv-05781-EMC, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 201721 (N.D....more
In a recent order allowing a defendant’s motion to dismiss a case involving heated products and heat pack technology, Judge Sorokin clarified a specific application of the first-filed rule. In the case at hand, Schawbel...more
It has been almost one year since the New York legislature amended CPLR 503(a) to provide for venue in “the county in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred.” ...more
Your Arizona business has been sued. Normally these lawsuits are handled in Arizona, where the business is located. However, what happens if the company is sued in another state? What if it is in a state that your company...more
Interstate commerce is happening all around us, all the time. Companies from all over the country do business with each other. Lawsuits between these companies, however, can only occur in one place (aka venue). Does it matter...more
We previously reported that a split Sixth Circuit panel enforced a venue selection clause in an ERISA plan. In so ruling, the Court rejected the U.S. Department of Labor’s attempt to regulate by amicus brief and reasoned...more
In In re Mark Fisher and Reese Boudreaux, the Texas Supreme Court held that a contractual venue agreement was enforceable and overrode the statutory venue requirements for the plaintiff’s claims, including tort claims. The...more
The choice of venue for an international arbitration can cause significant repercussions once a dispute arises. So parties should choose carefully, depending on their specific concerns. Claudia Salomon, Latham & Watkins...more
The High Court of England and Wales has recently decided that a contract can, in principle, be made in two separate jurisdictions at the same time if the contract does not include choice of law and jurisdiction clauses. In...more
In this November of 2010 post, I considered whether venue selection agreements are valid in California. I noted that the California Supreme Court had held that venue selection provisions are void. General Acceptance Corp. v....more