[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…
Category: North Carolina
Some of the risk the Covid-19 virus poses to litigators, judges, and court personnel can be remedied with non-medical technology. Putting aside the more complicated…
As required by statute, North Carolina’s Administrative Office of the Courts issued its August 1, 2019 report on North Carolina’s Business Court. A copy of…
The New York Commercial Division Advisory Council has proposed a new rule on videoconferencing, and facilitating remote appearances at court conferences and oral arguments. Attached…
North Carolina’s Supreme Court adopted amendments to the North Carolina Business Court Rules, effective today (July 1, 2019). A copy of the amended Business Court…
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…
North Carolina’s Administrative Office of the Courts has issued its required annual report on North Carolina’s Business Court for 2018 (the Report). A copy can…
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…
Judge Christine A. Ward is a long-sitting business court judge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and President of the American College of Business Court Judges. Judge Ward…
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,…