As reported in DRI’s The Voice newsletter on October 28, 2020, the organization’s first-ever Virtual Annual Meeting was a “Huge Success.” The attendance at the 2020 meeting was record-breaking with more than 1,800 attendees. Additionally, more than 530 participants attended the Annual Meeting for the first time. Both of those […]
In the past five years, approximately two-thirds of companies faced at least one labor and employment class action, and within this category, companies overwhelmingly reported that wage and hour matters were of top concern. To defeat class certification by employees, companies commonly utilize two strategies. The first is showing that […]
Obtaining information from nonparties in a case can be riddled with procedural potholes. For state proceedings, issuing a subpoena to an out-of-state nonparty can be especially fraught with difficulties. The United States Supreme Court held long ago, in Minder v. Georgia, 183 U.S. 559, 562 (1902), […]
Recently, Kelly Margolis Dagger presented Effective Use of Courtroom Technology in the Eastern District of North Carolina at the Federal Criminal Practice Seminar. The seminar was held in Raleigh on August 21, 2020. Kelly focused on the use of the electronic evidence presentation system in federal courtrooms throughout the district, […]