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American Tort Reform Association: Judiciary Moves To Mitigate Philadelphia’s “Judicial Hellhole" Reputation
Plaintiffs’ attorneys throughout Pennsylvania and from across the country have long been drawn to Philadelphia courts because they believe their clients will receive more favorable treatment there than at home in front of their local judges and juries. And since the percentage of out-of-...
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Solving eDiscovery Challenges In 2012: A New Year’s Resolution
Editor: eDiscovery reforms are a topic of great interest. What is your perspective on potential reforms and the benefits of those reforms? d’Alencon: A New Year brings with it New Year’s resolutions, and for 2012 eDiscovery reform is high on almost everyone’s list. There are a...
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Amending Rule 45: Clarifying And Changing Subpoena Practices
In considering potential changes to the subpoena rule, Rule 45 (the Rule), which had not been changed in 20 years, the Civil Rules Advisory Committee (CRAC) was of the view that there were things that needed to be clarified or changed and that it was very lengthy and at times hard to follow....
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