A couple of weeks ago, the California Court of Appeal issued a decision that discussed an attorney malpractice lawsuit known as a “settle and sue” case, where the client settles whatever litigation in ...

The original version of this story was published on New York Law Journal Motions in limine (sometimes called “in limine motions”) typically are thought of as applications made proximate to the time of ...

Trial lawyers try cases. They command the courtroom, dazzle juries and disdain the commonplace “litigator.” Having recently tried a jury case, I was reminded of the trial lawyer's standard recipe for ...

An increasingly commonplace procedural mechanism for narrowing evidentiary issues before a hearing begins is the motion in limine. A new proposal proffered by the Commercial Division Advisory Council ...

Only during the first 90 minutes of the day did Judge Failla, the judge presiding over the trial, engage with the prosecution and defense in front of the courtroom. The rest of the day was dedicated ...

This motion in limine, filed in the USDC for the District of Columbia, asks the court to bar former President Trump from raising irrelevant and prejudicial issues, such as selective prosecution, ...

So what is unique about this particular victory at the district court that caught my attention? The timing of the victory and circumstances surrounding the culmination of the case seemed peculiar to ...

HOUSTON – Can you stop a lawyer from saying something in court? The short answer is yes. It’s all done through a motion of limine. This Anatomy of a Trial video shows us how this motion can be filed ...

The defense says it doesn't want the prosecution to use unspecified unflattering information about a man charged with murder in an upcoming trial. The prosecution replies that it has no intention of ...

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