The “full consent jurisdiction” issue is becoming of some interest recently. There are a few business court dockets where all parties must consent to the…
Category: Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s Editorial Advisory Board yesterday endorsed expansion of the Suffolk Superior Court’s Business Litigation Session (BLS). The bulk of the Board’s editorial…
We mark the passing of Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants, of Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Chief Justice Gants was a towering figure in Massachusetts’ judiciary,…
The ABA Section of Business Law’s Business and Corporate Litigation Committee has just published the 2020 edition of Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation. …
[This is an update of our Saturday, March 14, 2020, post concerning the Covid-19 virus and court appearances by lawyers in non-trial matters.] Some of…
As of May 2019, 23 states currently have operational business courts within their borders. Though not yet open for business, Wyoming’s new Chancery Court is to…
One objective for many business courts is to publish opinions. This falls in line with the goal of creating rational predictability for the litigation community, as…
Today’s post on Tennessee’s Business Court Docket Pilot Project (Business Court) follows up on using a single county’s business court to serve litigants across the state. In the Tennessee experience,…
Today’s post looks at the unique venue model developed over time in the Suffolk Superior Court’s Business Litigation Session (BLS), located in Boston. This business…
A number of business courts have implemented rules or provided forms regarding discovery, and other document and information, protections. These cover privilege logs, protective orders, confidentiality orders,…