Federal Civil Practice

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2022 Articles

Binding Nonsignatories to Forum Selection Clauses By Prof. Jeffrey A. Parness December 2022 The Franlink Inc. v. BACE Services court joined all other federal appellate courts in employing the “closely related” doctrine to determine whether a nonsignatory to a contract with a forum selection clause was bound by the clause.
The Case for Drawing Reasonable—and Only Reasonable—Factual Inferences in Analyzing Rule 12(b)(6) Motions to Dismiss By Judge Iain D. Johnston March 2022 In the context of Rule 12(b)(6) motions to dismiss, the seventh circuit has articulated several different standards for drawing factual inferences.
FRCP 11 Sanctions for Advocating Bad Discovery Papers? By Jeffrey A. Parness September 2022 How Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure might apply to advocating from what are now, but were not always, bad discovery papers.
Free MCLE By Kathryn Kelly September 2022 A list of resources to help you meet your MCLE requirement.
How May an Unaccepted Settlement Offer Affect a Successful Plaintiff’s Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees? By Michael R. Lied September 2022 A summary and analysis of Cooper v. Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc.
Pattern Preliminary Civil Jury Instructions By Iain D. Johnston December 2022 One common way to familiarize the jury with the civil legal justice system generally and the task before it specifically is to provide the jury with preliminary instructions after the jury has been impaneled and sworn in.
USA.gov: The Official Guide to Government Information and Services By Kathryn Kelly March 2022 A look at what the USA.gov website has to offer.