We previously wrote about the requirements many jurisdictions impose for affidavits or declarations submitted in conjunction with motions for summary judgment, including that they must be based on ...

Among the critical changes, the amended rule revises the timing and sequence of briefing to a 21- and 7-day response/reply ...

California enacted the CIPA in 1967 to regulate wiretapping and eavesdropping on confidential communications. CIPA is primarily a criminal statute, but it also includes a civil private right of action ...

A federal rulemaking advisory panel has unanimously approved two summary judgment rule revisions to help create uniformity, but critics aren't happy. One change would require parties to file a ...

Last week, a California court issued a ruling construed as being anti-industry. The decision defines a company's legal duty to its consumers when a competing and allegedly safer drug is in the ...