A Civil Bench Trial in Federal Court

The June/July 2018 issue of Practical Law Journal featured, “A Civil Bench Trial in Federal Court,” an article by Litigation partners Harold P. Weinberger and Norman C. Simon, and special counsel and e-discovery counsel Samantha V. Ettari. The authors explore the practical and procedural nuances of a bench trial that counsel should be aware of, including circumstances in which a bench trial is available, potential advantages of a bench trial over a jury trial, differences in case management and discovery, common procedures that courts used and the applicable standards of review when appealing bench trial decisions and judgments.

Read the article here.