Earlier this month, the Federal Courts’ Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure approved for publication a package of proposals that would, if en
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Federal Court Rejects Truck Class Action Because Defendant Actually Has Right To Defend
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A federal court recently rejected plaintiffs’ class certification bid in a suit against Ford Motor Co. relating to diesel engines in some vehicles. Co…
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Dukes v. Wal-Mart: What It May Mean for Mass Torts
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Three new Supreme Court decisions to comment on this week. Let’s take one at a time and start with Dukes v. Wal-Mart, 564 U.S. __ (2011). The U.S. Sup…
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California’s Proposed “Green Chemistry” Regulations Move Forward
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California’s proposed “green chemistry” regulation took another step closer to completion last week, as the state Department of Toxic Substa…
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Duke Hosts Conference on Civil Rules
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At the request of the Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules sponsored a conference last week at…
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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26: Amendment Update
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We love to hear from our faithful readers, and one recently asked us to update the status of the proposed amendments to Rule 26. We posted on them las…
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