Rule text
a. The matters presumptively assigned to the CBLP shall be those cases with an amount in controversy of at least $200,000 that are designated either complex commercial (case type 508) or complex construction (case type 513) on the Civil Case Information Statement.
b. Cases appropriate for the CBLP arise from business or commercial transactions or construction projects that involve potentially significant damages awards. Program cases may have complex or novel factual or legal issues; large numbers of separately represented parties; large numbers of lay and expert witnesses; a substantial amount of documentary evidence, including electronically stored information; or require a substantial amount of time to complete trial.
c. The CBLP does not include matters that are otherwise handled by General Equity, or matters primarily involving consumers, labor organizations, personal injury, or condemnation.
Notes
Note: Adopted July 27, 2018 to be effective September 1, 2018.