Lexis Nexis Federal Litigation Guide
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This newest edition of the Federal Litigation Guide is a 4-volume federal civil litigation practice guide (50 chapters), covering federal civil procedure, case law and evidentiary issues from the filing of the complaint through trial and appeal. Updated content includes the restyled and simplified Fed. R. Evid., fully updated Fed. R. Civ. P. Official Forms, and recent case law developments that affect some of the most critical issues handled by federal litigators, including stream of commerce analyses, determination of jurisdiction and class certification. Emphasis on practice-oriented information in a convenient outline format makes information easily accessible, and the "voice of experience" of highly qualified attorney authors overseen by Jenner & Block, LLC, Chicago, helps you practice with confidence in every case. In-depth coverage discusses the practical, strategic aspects of federal court litigation and helps you plan how to proceed throughout a federal case and how to use the federal rules and statutes to your best advantage.
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Authors / Contributors
Howard S. Suskin
Howard S. Suskin is a partner in Jenner & Block's Litigation Department, where he serves as Co-Chair of the Firm's Class Action Practice and Securities Litigation Practice. Mr. Suskin has substantial first-chair experience representing individuals and business entities in civil and criminal securities matters, including class actions alleging securities fraud and misrepresentation claims, derivative actions claiming breach of fiduciary duty, contests for corporate control, insider trading investigations, and broker-dealer issues. In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Suskin serves as an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the Circuit Court of Cook County, FINRA, and the National Futures Association, and also as a mediator with FINRA. Mr. Suskin is the General Counsel for the Chicago Bar Association, and formerly was a member of the CBA's Board of Managers. Mr. Suskin also served as Chairman of the CBA's Class Action Committee, Bench & Bar Committee, Financial & Investment Services Committee, and Securities Law Committee. Mr. Suskin is an active member of the ABA Securities Law Committee, including serving as co-chair of the Class and Derivative Actions Subcommittee. Mr. Suskin serves on the Advisory Boards for Board IQ, a Financial Times publication, and The Deal, and previously served on the Securities Editorial Advisory Board of Law360. Mr. Suskin is on the faculty of Practising Law Institute and co-chairs its annual Class Action Symposium. He has published and lectured extensively on issues relating to class actions and securities law. Members of the Leading Lawyers Network have recognized Mr. Suskin's work in several areas, including class actions, commercial litigation, alternative dispute resolution, and securities and venture financing law. He has been named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" for commercial litigation, and has been named a "Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyer" eight times since 2007, and a "Top 10" Super Lawyer" in 2015. Mr. Suskin graduated from Northwestern University with distinction, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and obtained his J.D. degree with honors from the University of Michigan Law School, where he was a member of the Michigan Law Review.
Timothy J. Chorvat
Timothy J. Chorvat is a partner in Jenner & Block's London and Chicago offices. Mr. Chorvat concentrates his practice in the areas of civil and commercial litigation. Mr. Chorvat recently served as Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association's Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council and the ISBA's Assembly Governance Committee. He has also chaired the Working Group on Electronic Evidence of the American Bar Association's Cyberspace Law Committee. He currently serves as website co-chair of the Seventh Circuit Electronic Discovery Pilot Program committee. Mr. Chorvat is an author of the chapters on Class Actions and Derivative Actions in Moore's Federal Practice and has written numerous articles, treatise sections, and book chapters on litigation-related topics, with a particular focus on technological developments in the law. Mr. Chorvat graduated magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 1986, where he served on the Michigan Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern University in 1983, where he was chosen to be a member of Phi Beta Kappa. From 1988 to 1989, Mr. Chorvat was an Assistant Professor of Law at the IIT Chicago Kent College of Law. Mr. Chorvat joined Jenner & Block in 1986.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 Pleadings
CHAPTER 2 The Mechanics of Motion Practice
Appendix 2: Appendix to Chapter 2
CHAPTER 3 Rule 12 Motions
CHAPTER 4 Motions as to the Parties
CHAPTER 5 Motions for Summary Judgment
CHAPTER 6 Voluntary Dismissals and Dismissals for Failure to Prosecute
CHAPTER 7 Injunctions
CHAPTER 8 Provisional Remedies
CHAPTER 8A Sanctions
CHAPTER 8B Electronic Case Filing
CHAPTER 9 The Purposes of Discovery
CHAPTER 10 Planning and Preparation for Discovery
CHAPTER 11 Discovery and Interim Injunctive Relief
CHAPTER 12 Interrogatories
CHAPTER 13 Production of Documents
CHAPTER 14 Responding to Document Requests
CHAPTER 15 Management of Documents
CHAPTER 16 Preparation for Depositions
CHAPTER 17 Taking Depositions
Appendix 17: Appendix to Chapter 17
CHAPTER 18 Defense of Depositions
CHAPTER 19 Requests to Admit
CHAPTER 20 Inspection of Land and Other Tangibles
CHAPTER 21 Physical and Mental Examinations
CHAPTER 22 Enforcement of Discovery
CHAPTER 23 Discovery of Experts
Appendix 23: Appendix to Chapter 23
CHAPTER 24 Discovery of Computer-Based Information
CHAPTER 25 Trial Planning and Preparation
CHAPTER 26 Conduct and Demeanor of Attorneys
CHAPTER 27 The Pretrial Conference
CHAPTER 28 Consolidation and Separate Trials
CHAPTER 29 Trial Briefs
Appendix 29: Appendix to Chapter 29
CHAPTER 30 Juries
CHAPTER 31 Exclusion of Witnesses
CHAPTER 32 Opening Statement
CHAPTER 33 Direct Examination
CHAPTER 34 Exhibits
CHAPTER 35 Cross-Examination
CHAPTER 36 Closing Argument
CHAPTER 37 Objections
CHAPTER 38 Dispositive Trial Motions
CHAPTER 39 Jury Instructions
CHAPTER 40 Verdicts and Jury Deliberations
CHAPTER 41 Bench Trials
CHAPTER 42 Class Actions
CHAPTER 43 Damages
CHAPTER 44 Findings and Judgments
CHAPTER 45 Post-Trial Motions: Renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter
of Law and Motion for a New Trial
CHAPTER 46 Relief From Judgment
CHAPTER 47 Costs
CHAPTER 48 Appeals to Court of Appeals
CHAPTER 49 Settlements
CHAPTER 50 Court-Sponsored Alternative Dispute Resolution
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