This case involves a legal malpractice suit, allegedly rooted in the defendants’ conflict of interest. The complaint alleges that at a time when the defendant…
Category: Philadelphia
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,…
The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Commerce Case Management Program (the Commerce Court) began its 20th year of operations on January 1, 2019. In 1999,…
Philadelphia’s Court of Common Pleas (Pennsylvania’s First Judicial District) issues annual reports on all aspects of the Court’s operations. This includes, among other things, a…
In 2018, Commerce Court Supervising Judge Patricia A. McInerney retired after serving 7 years on the Commerce Court, and nearly 25 years on the Court…
In October 2018, the Commerce Court had an opportunity to address the law on partnerships at will. In HB Litigation Conferences, LLC v. NetDiligence, Judge…
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,…
Supplementing the post covering reports and studies for 1994 – 2009, numerous states have produced studies on the merits of establishing business courts, or reports…
Numerous states have produced studies on the merits of establishing business courts, or reports evaluating existing business courts. This post provides links to studies and reports…
This case involved a series of claims and counterclaims between commercial insurance brokers, where an employee left one and joined the other. Of interest here…