In-House Bar Urges Supreme Court To Apply State Ethical Standards To Federal Prosecutors

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Capital Appellate Advocacy founder Lawrence S. Ebner has filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the Association of Corporate Counsel urging the Supreme Court to overturn a Tenth Circuit ruling holding that a New Mexico professional conduct rule does not apply to federal prosecutors who subpoena lawyers to provide grand jury testimony about current and former clients.  The […]

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DRI Amicus Brief Repudiates California’s Open Invitation To Forum Shoppers

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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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In-House Bar Amicus Brief Supports Supreme Court Review of Discriminatory NY “Law Office” Statute

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Lawrence S. Ebner, founder of Capital Appellate Advocacy PLLC, has filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the Association of Corporate Counsel supporting the petition for writ of certiorari in Schoenefeld v. Schneiderman, No. 16-780.  The certiorari petition requests the U.S. Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of New York Judiciary Law § 470.   In

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DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief on False Claims Act Qui Tam Seal-Breach Dismissal Issue

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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

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DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief on Protection of Confidential Business Information

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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

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What the Fourth Circuit Will Address in the Abu Ghraib Case

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Law360 “Expert Analysis” by Lawrence S. Ebner & Lisa N. Himes (published Sept. 24, 2015) The Iraq war is still being fought in U.S. courtrooms. Federal courts of appeals and district courts continue to struggle with the fundamental question of whether, or to what extent, government contractors can be held liable under state tort law for

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Coalition For Government Procurement & Professional Services Council File Supreme Court Amicus Brief on False Claims Act Qui Tam Fraud-Pleading Issue

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Lawrence S. Ebner filed in the U.S. Supreme Court a certiorari-stage amicus curiae brief on behalf of the Coalition For Government Procurement & the Professional Services Council in AT&T, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath, No. 15-363, arguing that nationally uniform enforcement of the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b) fraud-pleading standard in False Claims Act qui tam

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DRI & PSC File Supreme Court Amicus Brief on Class-Action Mootness & Government Contractor Derivative Sovereign Immunity Issues

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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 and the Professional Services Council-The Voice of the Government Services Industry in Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez, No. 14-857, on the questions of class-action mootness and derivative sovereign immunity for federal government contractors. Read the brief here.  

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DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief On Class Action Certification Principles

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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.

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DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief On State Statutes of Repose

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Lawrence S. Ebner filed in  U.S. Supreme Court a merits-stage amicus brief on behalf of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar in CTS Corp. v. Waldburger, No. 13-339, on the question of whether a federal preemption provision that expressly refers to state statutes of limitations governing third-party environmental damages suits also applies to state statutes of

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