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 Congressional Leaders, Judges and State AGs Tackle Legal Reform Issues at LCJ MeetingMay. 19,2013 |
| LCJ’s May 6-7 Membership Meeting in Washington, DC featured an exciting program and an outstanding array of distinguished, special guest speakers including judges, attorneys general and members of congress. Read More . . . |
| LCJ and Defense Orgs. Advocate Reasonable Discovery Reforms Apr. 02,2013 |
| LCJ and Defense Organizations Advocate Reforms to Minimize Costs and Burdens of Discovery Read More . . . |
| LCJ and Defense Bar Orgs. Promote Meaningful Rules Reforms at the Federal Level Jan. 08,2013 |
| In recent months, Lawyers for Civil Justice has submitted several formal comments to the U.S. Judicial Conference detailing the ways in which America’s civil justice system should be reformed. Read More . . . |
| MCC Features LCJ Panel Discussion on the Future of Class Action Reform Jan. 07,2013 |
| Panelists from LCJ’s 25th Anniversary Meeting in New York City were featured in the Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, a leading publication in the corporate counsel community. Read More . . . |
| As LCJ Forms Class Action Subcommittee, Congress Takes Closer Look at CAFA Jun. 14,2012 |
| Congress held a hearing to take a closer look at CAFA and its effect on the civil justice system Read More . . . |
| LCJ and Defense Organizations Promote Bold Rule Reforms in a Comment on Duke Subcommittee's Proposed Amendments Jun. 05,2012 |
| LCJ and the defense bar organizations - DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar, the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, and the International Association of Defense counsel submitted a formal comment on June 5th to both the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules and Standing Committee on Civil Rules. Read More . . . |
| FL Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on FDLA/LCJ Proposed E-Discovery Amendments Mar. 07,2012 |
| The Supreme Court of Florida heard an oral argument today regarding e-discovery rule amendments that were proposed on October 13th 2011 by the Florida Defense Lawyers Association (FDLA) and Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ). Read More . . . |
| LCJ Advances its Initiative to Clarify Rule 45 Feb. 07,2012 |
| LCJ submitted a formal comment on Thursday in support of the Civil Rules Advisory Committee’s proposed amendments to Federal Rule 45. Read More . . . |
| Congress Holds Landmark Hearing to Consider Costs and Burdens of Discovery Dec. 19,2011 |
| A group of LCJ members and allies supporting procedural rule reform gathered on Capitol Hill last Tuesday for a hearing conducted by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution to examine the need for meaningful amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Read More . . . |
| FL Supreme Court to Hear Oral Argument on FDLA/LCJ Proposed E-Disc Amendments Dec. 08,2011 |
| The Supreme Court of Florida has scheduled an oral argument regarding proposed civil procedure rules amendments on e-discovery for Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 9:00 am. Thirty minutes has been allocated for the argument. Read More . . . |
| Defense Organizations Join LCJ to Promote E-Discovery Rulemaking Solutions Nov. 02,2011 |
| On October 31st, Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ) took action to end the era of endless preservation by submitting the official comment, The Time is Now: The Urgent Need for Discovery Reform, to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, which is responsible for providing recommendations on rule reform to the Federal Judicial Conference. Read More . . . |
| FDLA, LCJ and Coalition of Corporate Counsel Advocate Improvements to Florida's Flawed E-discovery Rules Oct. 14,2011 |
| The Florida Defense Lawyers Association (FDLA) and Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ) submitted an official comment yesterday - October 13, 2011 – with proposed amendments to Rules 1.280 and 1.380 of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure that would affect necessary changes in the way discovery of information is conducted. Read More . . . |
| LCJ Submits Formal Comment to Support Beneficial Revision of E-Discovery Rules Sep. 01,2011 |
| LCJ took action last week to improve the e-discovery rules to which corporate defendants are held accountable. In an official comment to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, LCJ argued that problems with discovery and electronic discovery have become so pervasive in recent years that rule makers must immediately consider meaningful amendments that would substantially improve the federal rules of civil procedure. Read More . . . |
| LCJ To Lead E-Discovery Panel at 2011 Legal Technology Leadership Summit Jul. 18,2011 |
| Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ) will lead a panel on corporate preservation of electronically stored information at the 2011 Legal Technology Leadership Summit on September 6-8. Read More . . . |
| LCJ Takes Action On E-Discovery, Supports Clear, Reasonable Standards Apr. 08,2011 |
| LCJ took significant action last week to clarify and improve the e-discovery standards to which corporate defendants are held accountable. Read More . . . |
| LCJ Supports the Appeal of New York State Supreme Court Decision Apr. 01,2011 |
| New ruling on preservation sets unclear, unreasonable standards Read More . . . |
| LCJ Advocates Beneficial Revision of Rule 45 Mar. 31,2011 |
| As part of its ongoing initiative to improve the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, LCJ has advocated revision of Rule 45, which concerns subpoenas Read More . . . |
| LCJ Opposes Expansion of ALF Mar. 13,2011 |
| An expansion of alternative litigation financing, or ALF, would undermine the integrity of the U.S. judicial system by turning courts into investment markets, according to the national organization Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ). Read More . . . |
| Defense Bar Calls for Major Changes to FRCP, MCC Reports Oct. 25,2010 |
| Submission of "WHITE PAPER" Represents Major Initiative by Organized Defense Bar to Support Procedural Rule Reform Read More . . . |
| LCJ Provides Impetus for FRCP Amendments with White Paper Oct. 25,2010 |
| LCJ provided new impetus for a fundamental review of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by submitting the FRCP White Paper on Reshaping the Rules of Civil Procedure for the 21st Century to the 2010 Duke Law School Litigation Review Conference. Read More . . . |
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