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New York Law Journal

Relevancy Redactions Could Be Appropriate in Some Circumstances, Court Finds

A discussion of the recent decision, Kaiser Aluminum Warrick, LLC v. US Magnesium LLC, which "helps move the law forward on the issue of relevancy redactions" and provides "much-needed guidance on a topic that has prompted many disagreements and motion practice."
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Concludes Gilead's Internal Misconduct Investigation Documents Aren't Privileged, Must Turn Over Material in Wrongful Termination Suit by Mid-June

"We view that there was an effort to broaden that scope in this particular litigation and we challenged that effort and are pleased with Judge Ranjan's opinion," said the plaintiff's attorney, Nicole Daller of Horne Daller in Pittsburgh.
5 minute read

Law.com

'Let's Get Married': Description of Private Vows Sufficient to Establish Dispute of Common Law Marriage Under Pa. Law

"Moreover, Mr. Zadnik was, from the evidence, the only other person in the room when the purported common law wedding ceremony occurred. There was no officiant. Perhaps I said that too quickly. Let me repeat that. There was no officiant," Circuit Judge Marilyn F. Bentley said from the bench, according to the opinion, that "There were no other witnesses; whether they be follow [sic] employees of either Mr. Zadnik or Ms. [Conway]; no neighbors; no friends; no siblings of Ms. [Conway]; no anyone." and that the "'testimony of one party alone is insufficient to confirm the existence of a valid and lawful marriage.'"
6 minute read

Law.com

'They've Already Had Three Bites': How Many Attempts Does a Prevailing Party Get to Show Citizenship of LLC Members?

"I'm somewhat disappointed from the standpoint that they've had three opportunities to document the citizenship of all of the members of each one of the LLCs—and there's a myriad of them. They've failed to do so to the satisfaction of the court or to us, for that matter," John S. Davagian, II, managing partner of Davagian Grillo & Semple, who represents the plaintiffs, told Law.com.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Defendants Alleged Of Illegally Renting NYC Airbnbs Ordered To Provide Outstanding Discovery

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors. 
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Accuses State Liquor Authority of Colluding With Attorneys

The SLA lodged administrative charges against MSGE in March, saying the company's ban on lawyers engaged in litigation against any MSGE-owned entity violated the terms of their liquor license.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

A Matter of Strategy Now: Remote Depositions Are Becoming a Tactical Issue

"[W]hen you're confronting a witness, especially a witness where there's critical testimony or controversial testimony, where it's in dispute, that being in person presents opportunities that you wouldn't have in remote [depositions]," Archer's Patrick Papalia said.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Fintech Startup Founder Charlie Javice Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud in $175 Million JPMorgan Acquisition Case

Javice appeared by video alongside her attorney Alex Spiro of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan. The four-count indictment charges her with conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud along with separate charges of bank, wire and securities fraud.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Litigation Management Contractor Sanctioned for Ignoring Discovery Orders

In reaching the sanctions decision that killed the litigation, the judge went through a long list of deliberate inactions by the Iron Oak parties and their attorney.
4 minute read

Law.com

'This Is Fraud': Plaintiff Wins Key Ruling Over Expert's Talc Report, Files Sanctions

U.S. Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo, in New York, denied a demand from defendants to disclose of 33 individuals in plaintiff's expert Dr. Jacqueline Moline's 2019 report, used in talc cases nationwide to link cosmetic talc to mesothelioma.
5 minute read

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