Eric L Probst

April 08, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

Defending 'Serial Litigation': How to Coordinate Strategy and Minimize Legal Spend

A cohesive and centralized defense plan defines the defense mission statement and company story to permit the company to consistently respond to serial lawsuits, to control outside counsel spend, and to move cases more efficiently to resolution.

By Eric L. Probst and Diane F. Averell

9 minute read

September 05, 2005 | National Law Journal

Writing memoranda requires care at each stage

Firms judge an associate�s legal prowess by the quality of his or her memos. A memo should demonstrate understanding of the legal issue at hand, know its intended audience and contain an outline that follows the logical progression of the argument.

By Eric L. Probst New York Law Journal

14 minute read

January 30, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

Using Their E-Words Against Them

It is time for defendants to turn the tables on plaintiffs and make e-discovery a two-way street by serving e-discovery requests on and conducting Internet searches of plaintiffs.

By Eric L. Probst and Kerri A. Wright

15 minute read

April 20, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Next British Invasion

This article highlights why foreign plaintiffs are retaining United States counsel to file suits across the pond. It also explains the factors that a court must consider, and counsel must raise, when deciding the defendant's forum non conveniens motion.

By Stephen C. Matthews, Eric L. Probst and George Benaur

10 minute read

May 02, 2007 | National Law Journal

Use Forum Non Conveniens to Avoid Inconvenient Foreign-Plaintiff Litigation

More foreign nationals are coming to America, not as refugees, but as plaintiffs in complex litigation matters. These plaintiffs, often trying to circumvent less favorable foreign law, sue domestic U.S. corporations for alleged injuries caused abroad by international subsidiaries. Attorneys Stephen C. Matthews, Eric L. Probst and George Benaur discuss the forum non conveniens doctrine as a viable defense, and describe how the defense fared in recent cases involving Merck and Parmalat.

By Stephen C. Matthews, Eric L. Probst and George Benaur

9 minute read

February 08, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Using Their E-Words Against Them

Corporate defendants, and especially their in-house counsel, shudder when electronic discovery is mentioned. E-discovery puts a company on the defensive and hampers its ability to develop its defense strategy. Attorneys Eric L. Probst and Kerri A. Wright, of Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, believe it's time for defendants to turn the tables on plaintiffs and make e-discovery a two-way street by serving requests on and conducting Internet searches of plaintiffs.

By Eric L. Probst and Kerri A. Wright

15 minute read

May 02, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

Use Forum Non Conveniens to Avoid Inconvenient Foreign-Plaintiff Litigation

More foreign nationals are coming to America, not as refugees, but as plaintiffs in complex litigation matters. These plaintiffs, often trying to circumvent less favorable foreign law, sue domestic U.S. corporations for alleged injuries caused abroad by international subsidiaries. Attorneys Stephen C. Matthews, Eric L. Probst and George Benaur discuss the forum non conveniens doctrine as a viable defense, and describe how the defense fared in recent cases involving Merck and Parmalat.

By Stephen C. Matthews, Eric L. Probst and George Benaur

9 minute read

February 08, 2006 | Law.com

Using Their E-Words Against Them

Corporate defendants, and especially their in-house counsel, shudder when electronic discovery is mentioned. E-discovery puts a company on the defensive and hampers its ability to develop its defense strategy. Attorneys Eric L. Probst and Kerri A. Wright, of Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, believe it's time for defendants to turn the tables on plaintiffs and make e-discovery a two-way street by serving requests on and conducting Internet searches of plaintiffs.

By Eric L. Probst and Kerri A. Wright

15 minute read

February 08, 2006 | National Law Journal

Using Their E-Words Against Them

Corporate defendants, and especially their in-house counsel, shudder when electronic discovery is mentioned. E-discovery puts a company on the defensive and hampers its ability to develop its defense strategy. Attorneys Eric L. Probst and Kerri A. Wright, of Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, believe it's time for defendants to turn the tables on plaintiffs and make e-discovery a two-way street by serving requests on and conducting Internet searches of plaintiffs.

By Eric L. Probst and Kerri A. Wright

15 minute read

May 02, 2007 | Law.com

Use Forum Non Conveniens to Avoid Inconvenient Foreign-Plaintiff Litigation

More foreign nationals are coming to America, not as refugees, but as plaintiffs in complex litigation matters. These plaintiffs, often trying to circumvent less favorable foreign law, sue domestic U.S. corporations for alleged injuries caused abroad by international subsidiaries. Attorneys Stephen C. Matthews, Eric L. Probst and George Benaur discuss the forum non conveniens doctrine as a viable defense, and describe how the defense fared in recent cases involving Merck and Parmalat.

By Stephen C. Matthews, Eric L. Probst and George Benaur

9 minute read

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