Navigation Having found that the trial court improperly relied on the doctrine to deny a motion to substitute a judge, the Supreme Court vacated all orders after the motion was denied, including the judgment entered after a jury verdict. Click Here To Read The Full Article
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It's Official: New Jersey Federal Courts Will Require Disclosure of Litigation Funding Arrangements
“Our rule strikes the balance that was needed between those who were concerned that it would open up the floodgates of disclosure, and those who felt we needed to provide certain basic information,” said Steven Richman, who helped formulate the new rule. Click Here To Read The Full Article
NLJ 500 Firm Hired to Defend County Officials in Suit Over Alleged Discrimination Against Latino Voters
Read the complaint, first surfaced by Law.com Radar, a source for high-speed legal news and litigation updates personalized to your practice. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Jurors Are Vaping, Eating, Sleeping on Zoom: Incidents Spotted Across the Country
Mishaps in a Houston virtual jury selection are not unique. In cases from Texas to California, litigants and lawyers are crying foul because on Zoom, some court participants are doing just about anything except for paying full attention. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Supreme Court Once Again Spares the PTO's 'Death Squad' for Patents
The administrative judges of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board look like principal officers who should have been appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate, a majority of the court ruled. But the court is getting around that problem by letting the PTO director conduct final review of each decision, rendering the APJs […]