Civil Justice

Civil Justice

Hon. Timothy S. Driscoll

Last year, the author reported on the many then-recent changes that had taken place in the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court to ensure the expeditious resolution of business cases. These included (a) an increased monetary threshold for assignment of cases to the Commercial...

Civil Justice

Corporate Counsel Business Journal

The group calls its initiative “Rule One.” The name, and the heart of its mission, is straight out of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: “These rules . . . should be construed and administered to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and...

Civil Justice

Corporate Counsel Business Journal

The Swarm 2 Some of you with way too much time on your hands may have seen the Grade Z sci-fi-monster-horror film, The Swarm. It’s about a killer bee invasion of Texas and features an all-star cast of sixties TV retreads that includes Richard Chamberlain (the sexy and serious Dr. Kildare...