By Amanda Bronstad | January 30, 2023
In lawsuits, GlaxoSmithKline, Unilever and others are challenging the scientific methods used by Valisure, the Connecticut laboratory whose reports have prompted recalls, and subsequent class actions, over drugs, sunscreen and dry shampoo.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | January 27, 2023
"What we have here is an opportunity for the Superior Court to put its eyes on these privilege issues in a way that's a little different than we've seen in some recent decisions," said Kline & Specter's Charles Becker.
By Michael A. Mora | January 26, 2023
"We're starting to see certain law firms using this tactic as a bludgeon rather than a way to refine certain questions that need to be answered by a corporate representative," said Edward G. Guedes, a partner at Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Kelly Lavelle | January 26, 2023
On Jan. 9, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on whether the attorney-client privilege protects against disclosure of dual-purpose communications—where the communications contain both legal and nonlegal advice.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Riley Brennan | January 24, 2023
"Mrs. O'Brien's interest in appealing the discovery order is no different from any party seeking to keep relevant, inculpatory evidence out of court," the appeals court said. "That interest—common to all civil defendants—does not constitute a right too important to be denied immediate review under Pa.R.A.P. 313(b)."
By Mason Lawlor | January 24, 2023
A federal magistrate judge stopped short of issuing the harshest requested sanctions in a dispute over the deletion of electronically stored information, finding that a failure to preserve the data did not equal an "intent to deprive" the plaintiffs of it.
By Avalon Zoppo | January 23, 2023
The justices' order lets stand a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit adopting the so-called "primary purpose" test, which requires that the main purpose of a communication be legal advice for it to be considered privileged.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Emily Cousins | January 13, 2023
"It seems to me that, maybe, all bets are off in the case," Judge Barbara Bellis said.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | January 13, 2023
"There's two major issues that have been popping up and appear to be more frequent than in pre-pandemic times," said ethics attorney Josh Byrne of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, "and those are attorneys berating other counsel or parties and attorneys coaching witnesses."
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Melissa Hazell Davis | January 12, 2023
While searching and retrieving information from platforms recently emerging in popularity (like Slack) is not always easy, courts are not sympathetic to the difficulties parties face during data collection and review since collection and review is possible with most reputable e-discovery vendors.
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