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"Federal judge scolds BigLaw lawyers for 'behemoth pleadings' and 'prolixity'"
2015-03-30 07:15:32| Air Courier - Topix.net
"A federal judge in Manhattan is ordering lawyers in a United Parcel Service lawsuit to file new pleadings that are short and plain, in keeping with Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. UPS 'launched its relatively straightforward claims with a sprawling 175-paragraph complaint, larded with more than 1,400 pages of exhibits,' [U.S. District Judge William Pauley III] wrote.
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Jon Wellinghoff, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
2015-03-29 01:30:11| Energy - Topix.net
During this legislative session, Texas lawmakers are debating several proposals with major implications for the state's power grid. So the Tribune asked an expert to weigh in.
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Assisting USACE, federal agencies with Energy Portfolio Management approach
2015-03-28 10:05:56| Waste Management - Topix.net
From the top of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' dam at Stennis Lock on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in Mississippi, Hon. Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, asks lock operations manager Rickey Saucer about the lighting in the dam recreation area parking lot.
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Federal fracking rule pelted with lawsuits; more on the way
2015-03-27 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EnergyWire: An anticipated cascade of litigation targeting the Obama administration's new drilling rule gained speed yesterday as a Wyoming lawsuit became the second legal challenge on court dockets so far. Wyoming's suit accuses the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management of abusing its power in crafting new requirements for fracking and drilling on public and American Indian lands. The challenge joins an industry lawsuit filed minutes after the rule's unveiling in kicking off what is likely to be...
Federal judge scolds BigLaw lawyers for 'behemoth pleadings' and 'prolixity'
2015-03-26 16:14:25| Air Courier - Topix.net
A federal judge in Manhattan is ordering lawyers in a United Parcel Service lawsuit to file new pleadings that are short and plain, in keeping with Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. In a March 24 order , U.S. District Judge William Pauley III labeled the pleadings "behemoth," and warned that failure to comply with the rule could result in sanctions, the Litigation Daily reports.
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