A couple of weeks ago, the California Court of Appeal issued a decision that discussed an attorney malpractice lawsuit known as a “settle and sue” case, where the client settles whatever litigation in ...

Trial lawyers try cases. They command the courtroom, dazzle juries and disdain the commonplace “litigator.” Having recently tried a jury case, I was reminded of the trial lawyer's standard recipe for ...

You file a motion in limine seeking to preclude certain arguments during closing. The court grants your motion. In closing argument, opposing counsel violates the ruling. Must you contemporaneously ...

The original version of this story was published on New York Law Journal Motions in limine (sometimes called “in limine motions”) typically are thought of as applications made proximate to the time of ...

The judge addressed questions and requests from the defense regarding updated motions and the legitimacy of certain data that will be used as evidence in the case. Only during the first 90 minutes of ...

This motion in limine, filed in the USDC for the District of Columbia, asks the court to bar former President Trump from raising irrelevant and prejudicial issues, such as selective prosecution, ...

Fish & Richardson recently scored a victory in a patent infringement case in favor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange Incorporated (CBOE). The case was initiated by CBOE as a declaratory judgment ...

HOUSTON – Can you stop a lawyer from saying something in court? The short answer is yes. It’s all done through a motion of limine. This Anatomy of a Trial video shows us how this motion can be filed ...

Only during the first 90 minutes of the day did Judge Failla, the judge presiding over the trial, engage with the prosecution and defense in front of the courtroom. The rest of the day was dedicated ...