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"Federal judge scolds BigLaw lawyers for 'behemoth pleadings' and 'prolixity'"
2015-03-30 07:17:19| Trucking - Topix.net
"A federal judge in Manhattan is ordering lawyers in a United Parcel Service lawsuit to file new pleadings that are short and plain, in keeping with Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. UPS 'launched its relatively straightforward claims with a sprawling 175-paragraph complaint, larded with more than 1,400 pages of exhibits,' [U.S. District Judge William Pauley III] wrote.
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