news articles

2023

• Today's General Counsel -- Lets Fix Rule 702 - January 6

2022

• Legal Newsline -- With earplug MDL 'broken beyond repair,' 3M tries bankruptcy court - July 29
• Reuters -- Judicial committee adopts controversial change to expert witness rule - June 8
• LCJ — Lawyers for Civil Justice Appoints New Executive Director, April 1

2021

• Drug & Device Law — Interesting Cy Pres Appeal, October 18
• Law360 — High Court Urged To Take Up Monsanto Roundup Appeal, October 4​
• Reuters  — As MDL cases surpass 1 million, defense group's push for early vetting heats up, March 17

2020

• Law.com  — 'Crucial to Maintain Organization': Could 3M Earplugs Be the Largest Mass Tort in a Decade?, October 30
• Rules 4 MDLs — LCJ Urges Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, MDL Subcommittee to Bring Balance to MDL Proceedings, September 14
• Courthouse News — Sixth Circuit Tosses Class Approval in Sprawling Opioid Settlement, July 28
• ​Comment to the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure — Ensuring Continuity in Times of Uncertainty: The Need to Uphold and Defend the Rules Enabling Act Process if Any Rule Amendments are Needed to Ameliorate Future National Emergencies' Effects on Court Operations, June 1
• Law360 — 6th Circ. Limits Opioid Claims Against Pharmacies, April 16
• Law.com — 6th Circuit: MDL Judge's Ruling in Opioid Case Was 'Clear Abuse of Discretion', April 16
• Legal Newsline  —  Sixth Circuit hands pharmacies big win on late-filed opioid claims; Judge had allowed them 18 months after deadline, April 16
• ABA Journal — Letter from 50 in-house counsels seeks change in expert testimony standards, March 3
• Law360 — Bayer, Google Among Cos. Urging Change To Expert Standard, March 2

• Law.com — 50 Chief Legal Officers Seek More Rigorous Court Scrutiny of Expert Testimony, March 2
• Reuters — IN BRIEF: 50 GCs ask U.S. courts to amend federal evidentiary rules, March 2

2019

• Thomson Reuters Westlaw — House Judiciary Committee takes up 'important and growing problem' of snap removals, Nov. 15
• Law360 — MDLs Are Redefining The US Legal Landscape, Oct. 30
• Law.com — Some MDL Judges, Like the Defense Bar, Want an 'Initial Census' of Cases​, Oct. 29
• Corporate Counsel — 45 General Counsel Sign Letter Supporting Review of MDL Procedures, Oct. 8
• The Federalist Society — Multi-district Litigation Proceedings [Teleforum], Sept. 20
• New York Law Journal — Managing MDL Mania: A Modest Early Vetting Proposal, Sept. 20
• Drug & Device Law — Unsound, Ongoing MDL Choice of Law Fiasco, Sept. 19
• Texas Lawyer — Lifetime Achievement: John Martin, Thompson & Knight, Sept. 3
• Reuters — Q&A: Eli Lilly GC Mike Harrington on the urgent need for MDL reform, July 25
• Daily Business Review — Federal Judges Are Asking About MDL Outside Financing, May 2
• American Journal of Trial Advocacy — Stop the Madness: Making Reasonable Amendments to Rule 30(b)(6) Once and for all, Spring 2019
• Law360 — Corporate Deposition Changes Move Forward Without ID Security, Apr. 15
• Legal Newsline — Multidistrict litigation swamps courts as rules struggle to catch up; Is reform on the way?, Mar. 21
• Law360 — MDLs Surge To Majority Of Entire Federal Civil Caseload, Mar. 14​
• Law360 — New Deposition Rule Could Have Benefits, But Lawyers Hate It, Feb. 25
• The National Law Review — Meritless Claims Create Inefficiencies in Multidistrict Litigation, Feb. 12
• Law360 — Over 100 Companies Oppose Changes To Deposition Rule, Feb. 7
• Corporate Counsel — Companies Oppose Proposed Rule to 'Confer' With Adversaries on Choice of Witness, Feb. 7
• Reuters — Companies oppose proposed rule changes for corporate depositions​, Feb. 6

2018

• Drug & Device Law — A Couple of MDL Ideas from the Recent ACI Drug/Device Conference, Dec. 6
• Law360 — Class Action Rule Changes Target 'Professional Objectors,' Nov. 30
• Law360 — Class Cy Pres Settlements Are A Troubling Practice, Nov. 18
• AL.com — Bradley partner to speak in China about trade and litigation funding, Oct. 24
• Reuters — Defense group argues new MDL stats prove need to change rules for mass torts, Oct. 4
• Law.com — Products Liability Cases Driving Growth in MDLs, Says Report, Oct. 4
• The National Law Journal — Cy Pres SCOTUS Case Draws Amicus Attention from US Chamber, DOJ, AGs in 31 States, Sept. 5
• Competitive Enterprise Institute — Kavanaugh's View of Judicial Power: Could It Be Tested at Supreme Court in Frank v. Gaos?, August 30
• WWL — Pulling Back the Curtain: Moving Toward Disclosure of Third-Party Funding in Litigation, July 2018
• Bloomberg Law — Apple Gets Relief on Costly Discovery Fine in Qualcomm Case, Feb. 8

2017

• Mediate — Increased Complexity of Commercial Disputes Requires a New Approach, July 2017
• Law360 — Attorneys, Your Input Is Needed On Deposition Rule, May 23
• Law360 — Why We Need The Fairness In Class Action Litigation Act, Mar. 20

2016

• American Prospect — Roberts Rules for Protecting Corporations, Nov. 14
• Lexology — Champerty and Maintenance in the Modern Era, Jan. 29

2015

• Jacksonville Daily Record — Attorneys share how military service has helped shape their legal careers, Nov. 9

2014

• WLF — Conversations With ... Proposed Amendments to Federal Discovery Rules, Winter 2014
• The National Law Journal — Lawyers Spar Over Discovery Rules, Feb. 24
• The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel — Message To Corporate Counsel From Lawyers For Civil Justice (LCJ): Please Express Your Support For Proposed Rule Governing E-Discovery No Later Than February 15, Feb. 2014
• The Wall Street Journal — A Rare Chance to Lower Litigation Costs, Jan. 20​

comments and letters

2021

• Comment to the Florida Supreme Court —  Amendments to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510, March 2, 2021

2020

• Comment to the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure — Ensuring Continuity in Times of Uncertainty: The Need to Uphold and Defend the Rules Enabling Act Process if Any Rule Amendments are Needed to Ameliorate Future National Emergencies' Effects on Court Operations, June 1, 2020