motion practice

Pharmaceutical Cases: One for Plaintiffs' Lawyers

Evan Schaeffer
November 30, 2010 16:14

According to Erik Walker in Trial magazine (11/10), "The defense in a pharmaceutical case will try to bury you in paper to keep your case from going before a jury. You can defeat every claim-killing motion with arguments grounded in...According to Erik Walker in Trial magazine (11/10), "The...

Motion Practice: Quit When You're Ahead

Evan Schaeffer
October 29, 2009 19:39

A good, and very true, reminder from Legal Blog Watch: "Rule 1: When the Judge Agrees With You, Stop Talking." Can you believe that some lawyers violate this rule? Most likely, they're not listening. See below, #3. Related posts: 1....A good, and very true, reminder from Legal Blog Watch: "Rule 1:...

Improving Your Motions for Summary Judgment

Evan Schaeffer
October 23, 2009 19:10

Here are some tips for defense lawyers on summary judgment from Michael Reitzell’s: "Focus on the Material Facts for a Successful Motion for Summary Judgment" (pdf). Link from the (new) legal writer. Related posts: 1. "An Entertaining Discourse on Summary... Here are some tips for defense...

Motion Hearings: Listening to the Judge

Evan Schaeffer
May 06, 2008 19:39

Some judges don't say very much at motion hearings. When they do, however, make sure you're listening to them. Last year, I saw a judge interrupt a lawyer with a comment. As often happens at a motion hearing, the judge...Some judges don't say very much at motion hearings. When they do, however,...