March 20, 2015
The Tennessee Supreme Court has announced the creation of a new business court pilot project that aims to make complex commercial litigation more efficient. The new pilot court will be located in Nashville and be overseen by Davidson County Chancellor …
September 12, 2012
The state Supreme Court is set to discuss a court system for business-related lawsuits. An announcement was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon in the Supreme Court chambers in Charleston. Earlier this year the court asked for the public’s comment on the …
July 18, 2011
The West Virginia Supreme Court has given a committee the go-ahead to design a new court system that would consider business-related lawsuits. Wayne County Circuit Judge Darrell Pratt, the committee’s chairman, said the goal is to design a court that …
April 25, 2011
The chief judge of Delaware’s Chancery Court, whose rulings in cases involving Walt Disney Co, Hewlett Packard Co. and eBay Inc. made him one of the most powerful arbiters of U.S. business disputes, has announced plans to step down. William …
March 11, 2011
The West Virginia Supreme Court is being encouraged to create a new system to consider all business-related lawsuits. The recommendation comes from a six-member committee the court appointed last year in response to legislation. Lawmakers called for the review, saying …
February 15, 2011
Lawyers involved in corporate litigation understandably might want to avoid the newest judge on one of the top U.S. business courts. The judge, Vice Chancellor Travis Laster, has brought some unusual tactics to the bench at Delaware’s Chancery Court, whose …