On December 23, 2019, New York’s Office of Court Administration (OCA) gave written notice of a proposed rule amendment permitting the Commercial Division to require…
On December 30, 2019, Wyoming’s Supreme Court adopted draft rules of civil procedure for Wyoming’s new Chancery Court. The order provides for a period of…
Philadelphia Commerce Court Applies Basic Contract Principles in Entering Judgment for Subcontractor
In Carson Concrete Corp. v. Ernest Bock & Sons, Philadelphia Commerce Court Judge Gary S. Glazer reiterated basic contract law principles in issuing his Findings…
In James D. Morrissey, Inc. v. FedEx Ground Packaging System, Inc., Philadelphia Commerce Court Judge Nina Wright Padilla held that an arbitration agreement only encompassed…
On November 20, 2019, Kentucky’s Supreme Court issued an order detailing the “Rules of Practice for the Jefferson County Business Court Docket Pilot Project.” A…
Tennessee’s Supreme Court appointed Davidson County Chancellor Anne C. Martin to preside over Tennessee’s Business Court Docket Pilot Project. The Business Court is located in Nashville, Davidson…
After a year’s hiatus, Orlando’s Business Court is back in operation. The Business Court’s homepage can be found here. The “Amended Administrative Order Governing Business Court”…
The ABA’s Section of Business Law just published The Business Courts Benchbook: Procedures and Best Practices in Business and Commercial Cases. A link to the new…
In May 2019, the Ohio State Bar Association’s Corporation Law Committee submitted a report on Ohio’s Commercial Docket program to the Association’s Council of Delegates. The Committee…
On November 6, 2019, Wisconsin Chief Justice Patience Drake Roggensack gave considerable attention to Wisconsin’s new business court during her State of the Judiciary Address.…