Attorney Erskine’s Opinion Piece, entitled CASE DISMISSALS | Adopt English rules, was published by the National Law Journal in the February 23, 2009 weekly issue. The piece discusses the ability of English judges to dismiss lawsuits on their own initiative without notice or argument by attorneys for the parties. American judges generally lack a similar ability to summarily dispense with lawsuits absent motion by a litigant. The piece suggests the U.S. judiciary should be given the same ability English jurists possess to dispense with frivolous lawsuits by their own order without the need to consult with litigants. The piece also appears in the March 2, 2009 edition of the International News in the North America and Europe sections under the title Commentary: The British Have a Better Way