Monthly Archives: December 2018

December 2018 Amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

On December 1, 2018, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were amended (amendments available here). Rules 5, 23, 62, and 65.1 were amended. Rule 5 Service of a paper may be made on a registered electronic-filing user by filing it with … Continue reading

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Judge O’Connor Strikes Down Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare)

On December 14, 2018, Judge O’Connor issued an Order (available here) in Texas v. United States. In the case, plaintiffs argued that, following passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), the “individual mandate” (i.e., the requirement … Continue reading

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Judge Kinkeade Transfers Bumble v. Match Case To Western District Of Texas

On November 28, 2018, Judge Kinkeade issued an Order (available here) transferring the Bumble v. Match case to the Western District of Texas. Defendant Match sought transfer to the Western District, where Match’s current action against Bumble for patent and … Continue reading

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Northern District of Texas’ Bench/Bar Conference – Friday, January 11, 2019

The Third Annual Northern District of Texas Bench/Bar Conference will be held this year on Friday, January 11, 2019, at the Four Seasons in Irving, Texas. This year’s luncheon speaker will be Dean Erwin Chemerinsky of UC Berkeley Law School. … Continue reading

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