Advice that may have served House of Pain in their 1992 hit song, “Jump Around,” to “bring a shotgun” to battle likely does not translate well to plaintiffs in federal litigation contemplating bringing a “shotgun” pleading to court. In this article we explore types of shotgun pleadings identified by courts and outline potential responses to a shotgun pleading.
Shotgun Pleadings and Relationship to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
USA, Designs and trade secrets, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Mintz, Fraud, Fiduciary, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (USA), Defend Trade Secrets Act 2016 (USA), Eleventh Circuit
In April 2019, the Institutional Limited Partners Association (“ILPA”) released a set of considerations for Limited Partners and General Partners with respect to General Partner-led secondary fund restructurings (the “ILPA Memo”). The ILPA Memo can be viewed here.
USA, Company & Commercial, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP