All About Strategizing, Writing, & Filing Amicus Briefs Why this newsletter? Because hundreds & hundreds of amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) briefs are filed every year in the Supreme Court, federal courts of appeals, and state appellate courts. Amicus briefs have become an important, well-accepted part of appellate litigation. They give a voice to […]
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AT LAST! A federal court of appeals has correctly interpreted and applied the “parallel requirements” exception to federal preemption of pesticide-related failure-to-warn claims. Read my Law360 Expert Analysis of the Third Circuit’s August 15, 2024 decision in Schaffner v. Monsanto.
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FDCC’s “Friday 5” newsletter for August 30 includes my article discussing why the U.S. Judicial Conference’s Proposed Amicus Brief Amendments Are Unfriendly To The Civil Defense Bar. The article explains that the pending proposal to amend Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 29 would require all non-governmental amicus briefs submitted to federal courts of appeals to
On June 4, 2024 the U.S. Judicial Conference’s Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure decided to solicit public comment on proposed amendments to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 29 concerning the filing of amicus curiae briefs in federal courts of appeals. The amendments in part would require all court of appeals amicus briefs to
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Nyah Phengsitthy, Health Reporter at Bloomberg Law, has written an informative and insightful article, titled Wave of Amicus Briefs Back Drug Price Plan at Trial Court Stage, about the role that district court amicus briefs are playing in ongoing litigation challenging the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. As reflected in her article, Nyah reached out
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The U.S. Judicial Conference’s Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules is considering a proposal to amend Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 29(a) by requiring that a motion for leave be filed with all non-governmental amicus briefs in federal courts of appeals. In other words, if the proposed amendment were adopted, obtaining the parties’ consent to the
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By Lawrence Ebner, Founder, Capital Appellate Advocacy PLLC Published in Friday Fives, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Filing amicus curiae briefs is a well-accepted part of practicing before the Supreme Court, federal courts of appeals, and many state appellate courts. If you really want to be a “friend of the court” — if you
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On November 13, 2023, the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States issued a self-enforcing Code of Conduct applicable to themselves. The Code of Conduct section titled Disqualification includes the following statement: “Neither the filing of a brief amicus curiae nor the participation ofcounsel for amicus curiae requires a Justice’s disqualification” This statement
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I am a steadfast advocate for keeping junk science out of courtrooms—for federal judges fulfilling their expert testimony gatekeeper role under Federal Rule of Evidence 702. But should Rule 702’s reliability criteria, which are traceable to Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993), formally apply to amicus briefs that contain scientific or
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DC has a zillion talented lawyers. About 180 have been designated 2024 Appellate Super Lawyers. Only 8 of us are solo appellate litigators. Thank you Thomson Reuters for this recognition, with which you honored me every year since 2018!
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