Parens Patriae Actions Are Not Removable Under CAFA: A Unanimous Decision of the United States Supreme Court Has Broad Implications for Businesses By Nora F. Sullivan The United States Supreme Court delivered a unanimous win to state attorneys general earlier this year. In January, the Court held in Mississippi ex rel. Hood […]
Stephen Feldman Chris Jackson By Stephen Feldman and Chris Jackson When drafting contracts, can specificity ever not be a virtue? When a contract leaves material terms open, after all, the contract might be void for indefiniteness. E.g., Boyce v. McMahan, 285 N.C. 730, 734, 208 S.E.2d 692, 695 (1974). This article addresses […]
Stephen Feldman By Stephen Feldman Clear writing makes winning more likely. Why? Consider our courts’ workloads. A federal district court judge, on average, annually handles over five hundred filings.[1] The federal appellate courts annually receive more than 50,000 appeals.[2] State courts experience the same pressures.[3] These docket pressures, however, do not […]
By Scott Meyers and Lenor Marquis Segal If you are your client’s second counsel, make them wish they had hired you in the first place. Inheriting an e-Discovery matter is rife with opportunities for retreading your predecessor’s mistakes and can be a minefield without the proper preparation and planning. This […]