Jason Lien Jesse Mondry

Jason Lien Jesse Mondry

October 10, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Litigation: The hurdles of seeking discovery from non-parties based in China

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Hague Convention are useful tools for discovery abroad, but what happens if Chinese officials don't comply?

By Jason Lien, Jesse Mondry

5 minute read

September 26, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Litigation: New ruling presumes prejudice for the destruction of ESI following an untimely litigation hold

Sekiusi serves as an important reminder to all to timely issue litigation holds, especially when they are in the process of investigating and/or preparing to bring their own claims.

By Jason Lien, Jesse Mondry

4 minute read

September 12, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Litigation: Carefully examine the layers of LLC citizenship for federal diversity jurisdiction

The citizenship of an LLC may require analyzing the citizenship of the individual members, any corporate members and the citizenship of the members of any related LLCs.

By Jason Lien, Jesse Mondry

4 minute read

August 29, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Litigation: Essential steps for navigating e-discovery in the cloud

While use of cloud computing continues to grow, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and most state civil rules have not caught up with this technology.

By Jason Lien, Jesse Mondry

5 minute read

August 15, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Litigation: When discovery of social media makes sense in civil cases

As attorneys grow more comfortable requesting social media discovery, its worth spending some time to first think about when discovery really makes sense.

By Jason Lien, Jesse Mondry

5 minute read

August 01, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Litigation: Just how enforceable are forum-selection clauses?

Forum-selection clauses are found in virtually every contract these days, yet very few attorneys put much thought into how they should be drafted. Most of us simply cut and paste the clause from another contract form and assume it will do the job.

By Jason Lien, Jesse Mondry

4 minute read