Beginning with the December 2006 revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the enactment of Federal Rule of Evidence 502, it is important to understand where we are with respect to the discovery of electronic information.A review of prominent e-discovery decisions of 2008 is a good place to start. Waiver of the attorney-client privilege, … Read Article
“Over 300 patent cases were filed in the Eastern District in 2008, 50 percent more than the Northern District of California, and far surpassing the filings in California’s Central District, Delaware, the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of Virginia and Massachusetts. According to some news reports, litigation, including patent litigation, is a … Read Article
On January 20, 2009, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas posted a request for public comment on proposed Local Rule 1020. More information is available at http://www.txsd.uscourts.gov/.ÂÂ
Effective December 1, 2008, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York posted amendments to local and federal bankruptcy rules. For more information please see http://www.nyeb.uscourts.gov/.ÂÂ
Effective December 1, 2008, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York amended its local rules. For more information please see http://www.nywb.uscourts.gov/.
The newly amended rules of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware became effective December 1, 2008. For more information please see: http://www.deb.uscourts.gov/What%27s%20New/what%27s%20new.htm.
Effective December 1, 2008, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California posted amended bankruptcy rules and forms. For more information please see: http://www.caeb.uscourts.gov/formpubs/local_rules.asp.
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California has posted draft local rule changes. The public comment period has passed. More information is available at http://www.cacb.uscourts.gov/cacb/Welcome.nsf/Forms-LocalBKR-Form?OpenPage
Effective December 19, 2008, the federal judiciary posted Interim Rule 1007-I and Bankruptcy Form 22A. For more information please see http://www.uscourts.gov/rules/index.html.ÂÂ