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California Civil Trial Juries Need to Be Smaller to Get Our Courts Back on Track
Commentary "We need to get over the idea that there must be 12 jurors in the box to conduct a state court civil trial," says Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's Rob Shwarts. Rob Shwarts, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. (Courtesy photo) Much like the limited access to so many rooms outside of their own homes, attorneys’ access to California state courtrooms for civil jury trials has likewise been temporarily suspended because of the social distancing necessary to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Civil Jury Trials and COVID-19: How Civil Litigants Can Reach Resolution in the Wake of a Global Pandemic
Analysis When the trial courtrooms do re-open, what options will litigants have to see their cases to resolution? And as important, when jury trials recommence, what will they look like? Rob Shwarts and Dianna Fassbender of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Photo: Courtesy Photo) Our court system, especially our trial courts, has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, where jury trials are largely frozen.
Pleading “Sufficient Particularity”: Technical Trade Secrets Require More | JD Supra
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Global Reach: U.S. Federal Rules Provide Assistance for Discovery in Foreign Matters | JD Supra
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Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right – Trade Secrets Saga Concludes With No Damages Awarded | JD Supra
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Blockchain: Not Just A Platform For Cryptocurrency But A Potential Method For Protecting Trade Secrets And Other IP | JD Supra
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Courts Still Heavily Favor Rule 65 TROs Over DTSA Ex Parte Seizures
The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 was signed into law by President Obama on May 11, 2016. While the DTSA has been on the books for over a year, relatively few courts have addressed the ex parte seizure provision and even fewer have actually granted a seizure under the DTSA. This is likely due to the DTSA’s requirement that courts order property seizures only in extraordinary circumstances.
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