Through scholarship, legal expertise, and advocacy, the Center for Law and Public Policy acts as a think tank and public voice for DRI and its 22,000 members on issues of importance to the civil litigation defense bar. As Chair of the DRI Amicus Committee, I am privileged to be part of the Center’s leadership. We met at DRI […]
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On March 14 I had the privilege of moderating a lively and insightful panel on The Economics of Appellate Practice: Surviving, and Hopefully Thriving, as an Appellate Litigator at the DRI Appellate Advocacy Seminar in Las Vegas. The three panelists – Wendy Cole Lascher, Partner at Ferguson Case Orr Patterson LLP, Ventura, California; Richard M. Wolff, Vice President-Complex
DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the certiorari petition in Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. v. Morgan-Larson, LLC, No. 17-441. In its brief, DRI urges the Supreme Court to grant review and clarify the scope and application of the “continuing violation doctrine” insofar as it applies to
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DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar files amicus briefs at both the certiorari and merits stages in cases raising legal issues that are exceptionally important to the civil defense bar and its clients. I have the privilege of serving as Chair of the DRI Amicus Committee, which reviews requests for DRI amicus support. The attached
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DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar has filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court to support a brand-name drug manufacturer’s challenge to a California Supreme Court ruling holding that nationwide marketing and distribution activities create enough of a “substantial connection” with California to enable that State’s courts to adjudicate out-of-state plaintiffs’ product liability claims. The DRI brief, filed
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DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar has appointed Lawrence S. Ebner to serve as chair of the 22,000-lawyer organization’s Amicus Committee. The Amicus Committee selects U.S. Supreme Court cases for DRI amicus (“friend of the court”) participation. Mr. Ebner is founder of Capital Appellate Advocacy PLLC, a Washington, D.C.-based appellate litigation boutique that represents businesses and industries in high-stakes
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Lawrence S. Ebner filed in the U.S. Supreme Court a merits-stage amicus curiae brief on behalf of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar in State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby, No. 15-513, urging the Court to hold that a willful violation of the False Claims Act’s mandatory seal requirement should result in dismissal
Lawrence S. Ebner filed in the U.S. Supreme Court a certiorari-stage amicus curiae brief on behalf of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar in FCA US LLC v. The Center For Auto Safety, No. 15-1211, urging the Court to establish a nationally uniform “good cause” standard for averting the unsealing of court-filed discovery documents containing confidential business
DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar is a frequently sought-after amicus curiae in Supreme Court cases that implicate civil justice issues. Click here to read more.
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Lawrence S. Ebner filed in the U.S. Supreme Court a certiorari-stage amicus brief on behalf of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar in Dow Chemial Co. v. Industrial Polymers, Inc., No. 14-1091, urging the Court to curb the use of statistical modeling to establish predominance or commonality for class-certification purposes. Read the amicus brief here.
