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Letter: Observations on the Present Senate Bill Entitled "Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990"

John Winslow Bissell

February 28, 1990

Judge John W. Bissell of the District of New Jersey writes to Jeffrey J. Peck in order to share his opinions about the Civil Justice Reform Act. Attached is a New Jersey Law Journal article by Henry Gottlieb entitled "U.S. Judges Blast Speed-Up Bill"

Statement on the Introduction of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990

Joseph R. Biden

January 25, 1990

Senator Joseph R. Biden's introductory statement on the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 presented before the U.S. Senate

Judicial Improvements Act of 1990

January 23, 1990

Text of H.R.5316, including appendices

Memo: The Brookings Taskforce for Civil Reform Report "Justice for All"

Paul Summitt, James E. Macklin Jr., Brookings Task Force on Civil Justice Reform

October 27, 1989

Paul Summitt and James E. Macklin, Jr. transmit the Brookings Taskforce for Civil Reform report entitled "Justice for All"

Press Releases: Companies and Interest Groups React to Brookings Report

Franklin W. Nutter, Julius Chambers, Alexander Trowbridge, Frank H. McFadden, Stephen B. Middlebrook, Patrick J. Head, Marcia Greenberger, Edward R. Muller, Robert E. Vagley, John Pendergrass

October 25, 1989

Interested parties and organizations offer press releases reacting to the Brookings report

Statement of Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-Del.) Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, on the Release of Justice for All

Joseph R. Biden

October 25, 1989

Press release from Senator Biden's office praising the Brookings report and naming civil justice reform as a priority of the Senate Judiciary Committee

Verdict on America's Courts: High Costs, Undue Delay 'Should No Longer Be Tolerated'

Brookings Task Force on Civil Justice Reform

October 25, 1989

Press release summarizing the Brookings task force's findings on cost and delay in civil cases, and advertising an upcoming talk on the topic.

Law Clerk Handbook: A Handbook for Law Clerks to Federal Judges (Revised) [Superseded]

Alvin B. Rubin, Laura B. Bartell

January 1, 1989

A handbook dealing with problems and procedures in the areas of conduct, protocol, ethics, and court management; the various functions of related agencies; basic analysis of litigation; and general administrative matters that concern law clerks.

Use of Rule 12(b)(6) in Two Federal District Courts

Thomas E. Willging

January 1, 1989

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) allows the defense of "failure [of a complaint] to state a claim upon which relief can be granted." The Center conducted the study at the request of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States and its reporter, Pro

Patent Law and Practice [Superseded]

Herbert F. Schwartz

January 1, 1988

A monograph that provides an overview of this specialized area of the law. The author describes the steps followed in a patent application and discusses defenses to and remedies for patent infringement, providing examples from case law.

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Civil Litigation & Procedure

Letter: Observations on the Present Senate Bill Entitled "Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990"

Statement on the Introduction of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990

Judicial Improvements Act of 1990

Memo: The Brookings Taskforce for Civil Reform Report "Justice for All"

Press Releases: Companies and Interest Groups React to Brookings Report

Statement of Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-Del.) Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, on the Release of Justice for All

Verdict on America's Courts: High Costs, Undue Delay 'Should No Longer Be Tolerated'

Law Clerk Handbook: A Handbook for Law Clerks to Federal Judges (Revised) [Superseded]

Use of Rule 12(b)(6) in Two Federal District Courts

Patent Law and Practice [Superseded]

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