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When dealing with difficult or angry persons (e.g. opposing counsel, cantankerous witnesses, etc.) remember the coping strategy for dealing with moody teenagers: listen through tone.
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Can Blue Cross remove a case on the federal officer removal statute when sued in its capacity as an administrator of health care benefits for federal employees? You bet. See St. Charles Surgical Hosp. v La. Health Serv. 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 24365 (5th Cir. 8/15/19).
Better make sure there’s complete diversity no matter how interesting the case, e.g. whether social media giant is liable for terrorist attacks. See Force v. Facebook 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 22698 (2d Cir.).
My next many tweets are examples of some hot new rulings that affect litigation practice and strategies---and they’re just the ones from the last month. Wow.
Let me tell you what I think ought to be when judges allow testimony by FaceTime, etc. — any time there are good reasons the witness can’t be there, I.e., disabled, childcare, major expense of travel, otherwise unavailable.