Selected Articles and Seminar Materials
Many talented lawyers might confront one or two “cross-border” litigation problems over their entire careers. We’ve been thinking about these issues regularly for over two decades. We have often published articles or spoken at legal education seminars on interjurisdictional litigation topics and related issues (sometimes together, sometimes solo, and sometimes with colleagues). Here’s a sample:
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Moosemeat and Motions Practice: Notable Differences in British Columbia and Washington State Rules of Civil Procedure
Washington State Association for Justice annual convention
September 2023Robert Richardson and Wyatt Pickett
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U.S.-Canada Trans-Border Civil Litigation: Practical Pitfalls and Opportunities
Washington State Bar International Practice Section
November 2022Robert Richardson and Wyatt Pickett
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The End is Nigh (But not Quite Yet): The Nitty-Gritty of PGT and Court Settlement Approvals
Trial Lawyers Association of BC
October 2016Wyatt Pickett with Anne Sheane
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Down the Rabbit Hole: Challenges Posed by HCCRA Application in the Extraprovincial Injury Context
BC Continuing Legal Education Society
February 2015Wyatt Pickett
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Intake Checklist for Cross-Border Cases: Four Questions to Consider
Trial Lawyers Association of BC
April 2014Wyatt Pickett
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A Few Thoughts on Focus Groups
Trial Lawyers Association of BC
February 2013Wyatt Pickett
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Cross-Border Torts: Canadian-US Litigation Strategies
Publisher: LexisNexis Canada
Published: September 30, 2013Wyatt Pickett
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The Case for Wrongful Death Reform: Balancing Compensation, Corrective Justice and Deterrence in BC’s Remedial Scheme
The Verdict
Spring 2012Wyatt Pickett
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Companion Paper to the Wrongful Death Accountability Act draft legislation
The Verdict
Spring 2012Wyatt Pickett
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Wrongful Death and Survival Actions in Washington state: Comparing Benefits from a Canadian Perspective
The Verdict
June 2005Wyatt Pickett with Greg Samuels
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Extending American Products Liability Jurisprudence to Canadian Plaintiffs: Lessons from a Seven Year Battle
The Verdict
June 2004Wyatt Pickett with Greg Samuels
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You Can’t Sue Me, I’m Canadian!
Canadian Underwriter
January 2002Wyatt Pickett with Mark Scheer
But Enough about Practice,
Tell me How it Works in Theory...
The articles and seminar materials collected above provide some examples of how we apply our cross-border approach to specific practical litigation problems.
If you're interested in learning more about the legal differences (substantive and procedural) between Canadian and American jurisdictions, and how conflict of laws and local court rules affect the decision of where and how to best advance your case, we've got a book that might interest you:
