By: Jim Wagstaffe , The Wagstaffe Group COURTS HAVE INHERENT POWER TO ENFORCE SETTLEMENTS between the parties in cases pending before them. 1 However, courts have no inherent power to enforce settlement agreements after a case has been dismissed: “Enforcement...

By: Jim Wagstaffe and the Wagstaffe Group In federal and state court cases, the litigator’s survival kit frequently has as its principal tool motions for summary judgment. For defendants, the winning case strategy frequently involves executing...

By: Theodore K. Cheng, Esq. , ADR Office of Theo Cheng This article discusses the complex issue of whether and how an arbitrator can compel parties to participate in remote arbitration hearings amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. ONE IMPACT...

By: Jim Wagstaffe And The Wagstaffe Group The article discusses the various types of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for a federal case and covers topics such as the courts’ requirement to develop ADR procedures and their power to require...

By: Hilary Gerzhoy , Julienne Pasichow and Grace Wynn HWG LLP THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES ETHICAL ISSUES LITIGATORS must be aware of when considering using generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology in their practice and covers topics such as the...