Book Review Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts. Robert L. Haig, Ed. (aba Section of Litigation) West Group, 6 Volumes, 1998. 6,690 Pages, and 2 Diskettes of Forms/jury Charges
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73 CBJ 217. BOOK REVIEW BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LITIGATION IN FEDERAL COURTS. Robert L. Haig, ed. (ABA Section of Litigation) West Group, 6 volumes, 1998. 6,690 pages, and 2 diskettes of forms/jury charges
At last, a practical and well organized six-volume set on practicing commercial litigation in federal court. Although the title indicates that the practice is limited to federal court, the authors also give practical guidance for state court actions. In addition, they often explain the relationship between federal law and state law, and how different circuits interpret different elements of the law. So even if you are filing or defending in state court, this set is a good practical guide to the right answers. No book reviewer is likely to read all six volumes, but it's clear the subjects are the bread and butter of the commercial trial practice. Subjects include jurisdiction, third-party practice, removal to federal court, arbitration clauses under the Federal Arbitration Act, provisional remedies such as TROs, injunctions, receiverships, multi-district litigation, class actions, international disputes, discovery, calculating damages, punitive damages, sanctions, antitrust, admiralty, banking, intellectual property, employment (and ERISA), RICO, products liability (by judge Warren Eginton), theft or loss of business opportunity, torts of competition, franchising, construction, energy, environmental claims and many more areas in its 80 chapters.
The authors are some of the best known commercial litigators in the United States, along with prominent United States District and Appeals Court judges.
These volumes focus on strategy, practical tips, useful forms, as well as the statutes and case law. It's a good exercise even for experienced litigators to review the strategy altematives which confront all of us in our daily practice. The volumes also contain easy-to-read checklists for making sure we don't miss something. I concentrated on chapters 9, 13, 57 and 70, namely, arbitration, provisional remedies, contracts and products liability.
Arbitration can be a vexing problem or a blessing. Chapter 9 concentrates on the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). The authors deal with model language and what it...
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