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A rule requiring disclosure of third-party litigation funding will improve the management of patent litigation. @UnifiedPatents’ new Rule Suggestion highlights the importance of funder agreements in IP litigation: lfcj.com/document-directory/…
Diversity jurisdiction protects defendants' forum choice too, not just plaintiffs'. LCJ's amicus brief urges the 7th Circuit to reconsider a ruling that let a plaintiff name a local defendant solely to defeat federal diversity jurisdiction. More: lfcj.com/document-directory/…
MDL courts don't get a pass on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. LCJ's latest amicus brief challenges a ruling that let 800 plaintiffs add 18 new defendants 5 years late without the individualized review Rules 15 & 16 require. More: lfcj.com/document-directory/…
On Constitution Day, we're reaffirming what drives LCJ and its members’ advocacy: fair, transparent, and efficient federal court procedures for everyone who relies on the civil justice system. #ConstitutionDay
On Constitution Day, LCJ and its members are committed to ensuring proceedings in federal courts are fair, transparent, and efficient. #ConstitutionDay #LCJ
ICYMI: 214 companies are urging the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules to require disclosure of #TPLF contracts. Read the letter and the TPLF disclosure rule proposed by Lawyers for Civil Justice and @LegalReform at: lnkd.in/egJZCcAj
LCJ's latest amicus brief, written by Raffi Melkonian, urges the Tenth Circuit to affirm amended Rule 702's gatekeeping standard in Thompson v. Ford and reject pre-2023 case law suggesting expert-basis and methodology issues go to weight, not admissibility.lfcj.com/document-directory/…
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BREAKING: 214 companies from a wide variety of industries have signed a letter urging the Advisory Committee to adopt @LCJReform’s proposed rule requiring disclosure of #TPLF contracts. askabouttplf.com/?p=10899
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A legal privilege specialist has concluded that TPLF agreements don't qualify for attorney-client privilege or work-product protection — and two recent court rulings back him up.
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LCJ Executive Director Dan Steen writes in @fdcclaw's magazine on new rule developments and the need for defense bar collaboration to improve civil litigation rules' fairness & efficiency. #LCJ #RulesReform #CivilLitigation #RuleOfLaw lfcj.com/document-directory/…
LCJ urges Congress to fully fund federal judicial requests to meet security, IT, & construction needs. The urgency of these funding requests is underscored by Justices Amy Coney Barett and Elena Kagan’s appearance today before Congress. Read LCJ’s letter. lfcj.com/document-directory/…
LCJ advocates for procedural rules that will keep America's civil justice system fair, efficient, and predictable for the next 250 years. As America celebrates its independence, LCJ honors all who serve our courts and work to improve our litigation system.
#America250 #RuleOfLaw
Full funding of the federal judiciary is necessary to ensure our courts operate efficiently and effectively. LCJ has issued a letter to congressional appropriators urging full funding of federal court requests. lfcj.com/lcj-urges-support-f…
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Parties who don’t #AskAboutTPLF are in the dark regarding who may be controlling litigation, accessing private data, and potential conflicts of interest.
Read more here: bit.ly/3Z0CasR
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What happens when federal courts lack clear guidance on litigation funding disclosure? A patchwork of approaches emerge. @Law360 covers a proposal from @LCJReform and @USChamberILR to amend Rule 26 and resolve the resulting uncertainty.
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Litigation funding agreements give funders “tools to exercise…control or influence over litigation and settlement decisions,” per a comment letter submitted by @LCJReform and @LegalReform to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules.
More from @IPWatchdog: shorturl.at/0DDHy
Federal courts are split on whether and how third-party litigation funding should be disclosed. LCJ and the Institute for Legal Reform are proposing an FRCP amendment requiring disclosure similar to how insurance contracts are disclosed. Read the proposal. lfcj.com/document-directory/…
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@LCJReform and @LegalReform are urging the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules to adopt a federal rule requiring disclosure of third-party litigation funding agreements.
Read more from @LitigationJ here: shorturl.at/1Je38
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Ahead of the April 14th meeting of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, @LegalReform and @LCJReform propose rule language which would set a national, uniform standard for the disclosure of TPLF agreements. Read the full comment letter here:
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A rule requiring disclosure of third-party litigation funding under FRCP 26(a)(1)(A) is recommended by Lawyers for Civil Justice and the Institute for Legal Reform in a new Rules Suggestion to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. Learn how it would work. lfcj.com/document-directory/…