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The Supreme Court’s Assault on Regulations

The Supreme Court has entered two rulings that profoundly change the balance of power in our government. These cases involve... Read More

I have Cancer: Can I Sue Someone?

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Maybe. If you think you know what caused your cancer (or if a doctor identified a cause of your cancer)... Read More

Three of My Neighbors have Cancer: Is this a Cluster?

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Maybe. I remember being at a public meeting led by EPA in a community near a big environmental site. The... Read More

Supplemental Jurisdiction

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Supplemental Jurisdiction This post explores supplemental jurisdiction. At the most fundamental level, this doctrine is relatively straightforward. The concept of... Read More

2024 Rules Amendments

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2024 Amendments to the Federal Rules In April, the Supreme Court sent to Congress amendments to the Federal Rules of... Read More

Adding Parties – Third-Party Practice

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This post explains the procedures for impleading a nonparty by filing a third-party complaint under Rule 14. Impleader is an... Read More

Disclosure of Treating Physicians–When do you Need an Expert Report?

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This post explains the application of the disclosure requirements as applied to treating physicians—the subject of by far the most... Read More

Objections to Document Requests

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Prior to 2015, a response to a document request might read something like, “Company objects to the phrase ‘all computer... Read More

Ask Steven: What do you think is the single most important thing to succeeding in law school?

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There isn’t one magic thing, of course, but I would say that being an active learner is as important as... Read More

In a jury trial, what is the role of the jury and what is the role of the judge?

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Even in jury trials, the judge plays a really important role. The jury is the fact finder—that’s the only function... Read More

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