On October 19, 2021, Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks ordered amendments to Commercial Division Rule 3(a) governing ADR. This is the third change to…
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Chicago’s Cook County Circuit Court Law Division Commercial Calendar section is among the oldest business courts in the United States, having been created by administrative…
The ABA’s Section of Business Law has posted four podcasts in connection with its publication of The Business Courts Benchbook. A summary of the first…
The West Virginia Business Court Division recently issued its 2020 Annual Report. A copy of the report can be found here. General background This nine-year…
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A recent article in Philadelphia’s Legal Intelligencer posits using the Philadelphia Commerce Court as a vehicle for implementing an early and aggressive commercial mediation program…
For those practicing in Philadelphia’s Commerce Court, here are some notes on recent decisions. March 2, 2020 (Abuse of Process/Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings) American…
Following up on last week’s discussion of who decides arbitrability, Rhode Island business court judge Richard A. Licht recently issued an opinion on the same…
Wisconsin Business Court Judge Michael Aprahamian addressed the issue of whether the court or an arbitrator decides arbitrability. In this case, the role went to…
In late 2012, West Virginia’s Supreme Court of Appeals established the Business Court Division of West Virginia’s Circuit Court. The Business Court Division recently made…