For many years, summary disposition was essentially unavailable in intellectual property cases in the Federal Court of Canada, unless a claim or defence was plainly devoid of merit. For some parties, ...

The goal of commercial arbitration is to bring final disposition to business disputes as an efficient and economical alternative to litigation. In an effort to improve efficiency, discovery is ...

Jon Vaughn and Plaintiff Isabelle Brourman sit in court for a summary judgment hearing for the civil suit against Bruce Conforth and the University of Michigan for actions of sexual misconduct October ...

The goal of commercial arbitration is to bring final disposition to business disputes as an efficient and economical alternative to litigation. In an effort to improve efficiency, discovery is ...

In 2016, the average U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit appeal took nearly 16 months to wind from the notice of appeal to a conclusion. Even meritless appeals that require little ...

Charles Forer.[/caption] ADREditor’s note: This article describes a hypothetical situation. Bob says arbitration avoids “litigation procedures” that create delays and expenses. He puts his money where ...

This consideration limits the risk that the resulting award will be set aside or declared unenforceable, as national courts defer to party-agreed procedural rules when assessing whether there have ...

Michigan Court of Claims denied the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy a summary disposition motion Wednesday regarding the Edenville Dam failure. With this ruling, about ...