Fire and emergency medical services (EMS) agencies are no stranger to litigation of all types–from criminal to civil claims in local and federal courts. Daily, we see in the news that fire departments ...

There are several stages involved in a complex civil lawsuit, and it’s crucial to be aware of them beforehand to have a better idea of how things will proceed. Opinions expressed by Digital Journal ...

(Reuters) - If your only sources of information about consolidated multidistrict litigation in federal court were companies like 3M Co and Johnson & Johnson, which have turned to bankruptcy court in ...

After seven long years of heated debate, on June 4, 2025, the U.S. Judicial Conference’s Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure finally approved the framework of a new rule of civil procedure ...

Mass tort litigation too often fails to compensate victims fairly. Instead, the most common outcome of these cases is that it forces productive businesses to waste time and money defending themselves ...

Survivors of Abuse NY announced that attorney Thomas Giuffra is being recognized for his work representing survivors of ...

Survivors of Abuse NY announced the expansion of its statewide educational campaign addressing civil legal options for ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

June marked the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, a federal civil rights law prohibiting sex-based discrimination at any educational institution receiving federal funding. The OCR has once ...

Major amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure promote active case management Rules include case tracks for civil cases based on complexity, and strict limits on trial continuances and deadline ...