federal rules of civil procedure

Nagareda on Class Certification and Dukes v. Wal-Mart

August 26, 2010 13:30

Prof. Richard Nagareda (Vanderbilt) has posted on SSRN his essay, Common Answers for Class Certification, which is forthcoming in the Vanderbilt Law Review En Banc. Here's the abstract: This Essay for the Vanderbilt Law Review En Banc roundtable on Dukes...

Lee & Willging on Attorney Satisfaction with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

July 07, 2010 02:17

Emery G. Lee III (Federal Judicial Center) and Thomas E. Willging (Federal Judicial Center) have posted "Attorney Satisfaction with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Report to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules" on SSRN. The abstract states:...

Dodson on Justice Souter and the Civil Rules

June 28, 2010 13:16

Prof. Scott Dodson (William & Mary) has published Justice Souter and the Civil Rules in the Washington University Law Review Commentaries. From the text: Justice Souter appears to have shied away from writing opinions that addressed the civil rules for...

Federal Judicial Center Reports on SSRN

June 24, 2010 12:14

Emery Lee & Thomas Willging of the Federal Judicial Center have posted on SSRN three reports that may be of interest: (1) Attorney Satisfaction with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Report to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil...

Decision of Interest on Class Action Settlements

June 18, 2010 14:00

Howard Bashman at How Appealing reports on this week’s Third Circuit decision in Ehrheart v. Verizon Wireless. In a 2-1 decision, the court held that the class settlement agreement was enforceable notwithstanding the passage of a federal statute that retroactively...