Dec 20 2022 Topics Litigation Blog Post News Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Noneconomic Damages Cap Mark A. Behrens On December 16, in Brandt v. Pompa, a divided 4-3 Ohio Supreme Court found the...
Aug 11 2022 Topics Litigation Blog Post News Pres. Biden Signs Camp Lejeune Justice Act Into Law Mark A. Behrens President Biden has signed the “Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022” (S.3373) into law. The Act...
Jun 10 2022 Topics Federal Courts • Litigation Blog Post News Federal Judiciary’s Standing Committee Approves Changes to Federal Rules of Evidence, Including Rule 702 Governing Expert Testimony Mark A. Behrens, Kateland R. Jackson On June 7, the Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure (Standing Committee)...
Jun 8 2022 Topics Litigation • State Courts Blog Post News Washington Supreme Court Reaffirms Learned Intermediary Doctrine with No Exception for Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Mark A. Behrens, Kateland R. Jackson On June 2, the Washington Supreme Court in Dearinger v. Eli Lilly & Co. reaffirmed...
Mar 31 2022 Topics Professional Responsibility & Legal Education Blog Post News Fla. Supreme Court Rejects Nonlawyer Ownership of Law Firms, Fee Splitting with Nonlawyers Mark A. Behrens The Florida Supreme Court has rejected proposals to test nonlawyer ownership in law firms, fee...
Jan 5 2022 Topics State Courts • State Governments Blog Post News MA Court Rule Provides Fairness in Closing Arguments on Damages Mark A. Behrens The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has adopted amendments to Massachusetts Rule of Civil Procedure 51(a)...
Dec 1 2021 Publication White Papers 2021 Civil Justice Update Mark A. Behrens This paper reviews key civil justice issues and changes in 2021. Part I focuses on broad...
Oct 21 2021 Topics Federal Courts • Litigation Blog Post News New Study Supports Federal Expert Evidence Rule Reform Mark A. Behrens, Kateland R. Jackson A new study conducted by Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ) reveals that federal courts inconsistently...
Sep 20 2021 Topics Litigation Blog Post News Federal Judiciary Advisory Committee Proposes Amendments to Expert Testimony Rule Mark A. Behrens, Kateland R. Jackson The federal judiciary’s Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules has published proposed amendments to Federal Rule...
Aug 27 2021 Topics Litigation • State Courts Blog Post News FL Supreme Court Extends “Apex Doctrine” to Private Sector Mark A. Behrens, Kateland R. Jackson The Florida Supreme Court, on its own motion, has acted to protect corporate officers from...
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Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Noneconomic Damages Cap
On December 16, in Brandt v. Pompa, a divided 4-3 Ohio Supreme Court found the...
Topics
Pres. Biden Signs Camp Lejeune Justice Act Into Law
President Biden has signed the “Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022” (S.3373) into law. The Act...
Topics
Federal Judiciary’s Standing Committee Approves Changes to Federal Rules of Evidence, Including Rule 702 Governing Expert Testimony
On June 7, the Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure (Standing Committee)...
Topics
Washington Supreme Court Reaffirms Learned Intermediary Doctrine with No Exception for Direct-to-Consumer Advertising
On June 2, the Washington Supreme Court in Dearinger v. Eli Lilly & Co. reaffirmed...
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Fla. Supreme Court Rejects Nonlawyer Ownership of Law Firms, Fee Splitting with Nonlawyers
The Florida Supreme Court has rejected proposals to test nonlawyer ownership in law firms, fee...
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MA Court Rule Provides Fairness in Closing Arguments on Damages
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has adopted amendments to Massachusetts Rule of Civil Procedure 51(a)...
2021 Civil Justice Update
Mark A. Behrens
This paper reviews key civil justice issues and changes in 2021. Part I focuses on broad...
Topics
New Study Supports Federal Expert Evidence Rule Reform
A new study conducted by Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ) reveals that federal courts inconsistently...
Topics
Federal Judiciary Advisory Committee Proposes Amendments to Expert Testimony Rule
The federal judiciary’s Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules has published proposed amendments to Federal Rule...
Topics
FL Supreme Court Extends “Apex Doctrine” to Private Sector
The Florida Supreme Court, on its own motion, has acted to protect corporate officers from...