Mediation rules
Mediation isn’t as common as it was a year ago, but when it happens, here are the rules.
Judge J. Rodney Gilstrap
Motions to Compel Denied
Three for three isn’t good when all three are losses.
New Pretrial Order Requirements for Infringement & Invalidity Claims
New requirements for identifying which patent claims & defenses are going to be tried.
USAA Gets Second Verdict
A Marshall jury in Judge Gilstrap’s court found for USAA in its second trial this afternoon. The verdict is different than last fall’s $200 million in a couple of ways.
Good Advice From Brad
Ever wonder what a federal judge can’t do? Not if you’ve read the FRCPs.
Timing of letters rogatory
Even though a court may grant leave to obtain discovery through the Hague, timeliness is still a consideration.
Stays of Execution
It’s customary to stay execution of a judgment pending the resolution of post-judgment motions, and here’s what that looks like.
Depo designations for live witnesses
No, it’s not a thing, but there is a catch.
Implicit verdict
No, that’s not a legal concept – it means there’s been a jury verdict in the Implicit case.
Divisional transfers
A “Catch-22” is defined as a dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions. This is an example.