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Perspective

May 24, 2014

VIDEO: Special masters in a transformative legal age

While special masters have been utilized since the 1980s, recent developments have made the need for the services of special masters even more acute. By Viggo Boserup


By Viggo Boserup


Recent changes in our judicial system?


At both the state and federal levels, our judicial system has been impacted by three significant developments. First, for a number of reasons, most importantly economic, there is an inadequate number of sitting judges dealing with an ever-increasing caseload. Second, there is a vast increase of complex factual issues related to advancing technologies before the courts. Finally, the tran...

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