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Civil Procedure – Three related cases are transferred to Illinois

The court granted defendants Xirgo Technologies' motion to transfer three related cases to the Northern District of Illinois, reconsidering prior rulings under Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b...

Initial complaints

As most readers are aware, in 1995, Congress passed the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA), which, among other things, sought to eliminate a perceived “race to the co...

The Civil Litigation Toolkit: 24 Essential CPC Applications Every Advocate Should Know

A practical guide to the 24 most important CPC applications every advocate should know for effective civil litigation under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.

Civil Procedure – Court abstains from interfering with pending state proceeding

Where a company filed this federal court suit seeking to stop a state administrative proceeding and an administrative subpoena, the court abstained from interfering with the ongoin...

"In Its 870 Paragraphs, 269 Pages, and 63 Causes of Action," the Complaint

"is just too damned long"—no, actually, it "includes the kind of extraordinary level of extraneous detail that necessitates repleader."

Civil Procedure – Court seals briefs and exhibits

The wdva court granted motions to seal briefs and exhibits containing confidential business information in McCall v. Experian Information Services, LLC. The post Civil Procedure –...

Litigation Essentials: Improving Your Pleadings

The Stages of a Business Lawsuit, From Complaint to Judgment

A lawsuit against your company is a sequence, not an event. The stages of a business lawsuit in Florida each run on their own clock, and those clocks do not pause while your compan...

Chancery Allows Counter-Counterclaims

Delhi Judicial Services Mains 2023 Previous Year Paper (Civil Law - I)

Practise Delhi Judicial Services Mains 2023 Civil Law -I Paper to sharpen answer writing, understand the pattern, and prepare effectively.

Preliminary Injunction Dissolved Against 252 Improperly Joined Defendants in Schedule A Counterfeiting Case

Collectanea J. Limited v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule “A”, No. 25 C 4839, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 31, 2026) (Kocoras, J.). Judge Kocora...

Delhi Judicial Services Mains 2019 Previous Year Paper (Civil Law - I)

Practise Delhi Judicial Services Mains 2019 Civil Law -I Paper to sharpen answer writing, understand the pattern, and prepare effectively.

How to Alienate a Judge, Part 374

"Defense counsel ... seemingly cannot read the room when the Court's response was to summarily deny Defendant's previously filed request ...."

Civil Procedure – Circuit court lost jurisdiction 21 days after final order

Where the circuit court issued a final order, and did not, within the next 21 days, enter a written order staying, vacating or otherwise modifying that order, the circuit court […]...

Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Order XVIII Rule 17 CPC: Witness Recall Cannot Fill Evidentiary Gaps

Supreme Court reaffirms that Order 18 Rule 17 CPC is meant for judicial clarification, not for filling gaps in evidence or delaying trials.

Delhi Judicial Services Mains 2023 Previous Year Paper (Civil Law - II)

Practise Delhi Judicial Services Mains 2023 Civil Law -II Paper to sharpen answer writing, understand the pattern, and prepare effectively.

Non-Service of Notice Does Not Automatically Render DRT Auction Sale Void: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court examines safeguards in DRT recovery proceedings and clarifies when irregularities in notice can affect a completed auction sale.

Floored- Rule 41(a)(2) Dismissal Supports Appellate Jurisdiction

Is the 120-Day Deadline Mandatory for Filing a Reply to a Counter-Claim in Commercial Suits?

Supreme Court clarifies that replies to counter-claims in commercial suits must be filed within the mandatory 120-day limit. Read the ruling.

Notice Requirements on Default Judgment-Appearance Through Counsel

Anderegg Ristau appeared through counsel at a final pretrial hearing for a first-offense OWI civil forfeiture proceeding. The post Notice Requirements on Default Judgment-Appearanc...

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About the Civil Litigation & Drafting Course When someone is wronged, whether it is a delayed delivery, a tenant refusing to pay rent, or any other breach, the instinct to sue...

Civil Procedure – District court won’t revisit three-year old decision

Where the district court ruled against a policyholder’s claim more than three years ago, and a state court then reached a divergent result in a different case that presented simila...