I want to thank everyone for coming to yesterday’s review session. Five hours. Wow. The videos are now all online and publicly available. There are eight (8) videos. Seven of them are from yesterday’s review session and the eighth is a short addendum I did this morning on supplemental jurisdiction. The reason I created the […]
Supplemental jurisdiction practice exam question from 2014-15 ALI Brittnay Wittnebel David was born and raised in Idaho, and Joe was born and raised in Nebraska. David and Joe were both admitted to the University of Wisconsin’s Biology program in 2010. They were assigned as roommates and they became best friends. After David and Joe graduated […]
Early in litigation (pleadings stage: Rules 12 & 15) FLEXIBILITY FAIRNESS FINALITY Early in litigation, courts tend to be flexible, favoring amendment over finality. Non-merits dismissals (such as lack of PJ or SMJ) typically do not bar refiling. Even when dismissing on the merits under Rule 12(b)(6), courts generally dismiss without prejudice or give leave to amend (at […]
Assume plaintiff sues defendant for copyright infringement in federal court. In which of these scenarios is there a Seventh Amendment jury right? P seeks $1 damages P seeks $100 damages P seeks an injunction that will cost D $1M to comply with P seeks a) $1 damages; and b) an injunction that will cost D $1M […]
