Marianna Wharry “The trial court apparently believed that any risk to the class was resolved simply by precluding Chatman from serving as class counsel, without discussing the relationships […]
At Birthright Citizenship Hearing, Justices Set to Confront a Thorny Issue: Nationwide Injunctions
The U.S. Supreme Court will attempt on Thursday morning to solve a pressing legal question that has vexed the court for years. And it will do so in […]
Bankruptcy – Default judgment – Issue preclusion
Listen to this article Where (1) a creditor sought a determination that her state-court judgment against a Chapter 7 debtor was excepted from discharge, (2) the bankruptcy court […]
Mass. Justices Issue New Guidelines for Courts Handling Self-Represented Litigants in Civil Cases
“These new guidelines provide important guidance to judges concerning the kinds of steps that they can and should take, without violating their obligation of impartiality, to ensure that […]
Idaho Court Mulls Underlying Med-Mal Expert Issue in Legal Malpractice Case
The Idaho Supreme Court is weighing whether a legal malpractice suit can be reinstated after a lower court took issue with a key expert’s standard of care qualifications […]