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New York Law Journal

Lawyer Wins Bid to View Part of Internal Nassau Police Report

A portion of an internal police report on a fatal domestic violence incident which has been a source of litigation for years must be turned over to an attorney arguing in a separate matter that Nassau County police are deliberately indifferent to intimate partner violence.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Freeh's Link to Penn State at Center of Privilege Argument

If the Freeh report had been issued under any other name, would it have provided a greater degree of privilege for the underlying documents?
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Imposes Sanctions Under Amended Rule 37(e), Questions Limits on Authority

In their Federal E-Discovery column, H. Christopher Boehning and Daniel J. Toal discuss the recent decision in 'CAT3 v. Black Lineage', in which Magistrate Judge Francis provides the first thorough judicial interpretation of new Rule 37(e) and offers his opinion on some controversial language from the corresponding Advisory Committee Note concerning potential limits on judges' inherent power to sanction.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

E-Discovery Special Report

By | February 01, 2016
From the FRCP changes and burgeoning software options, here's a look at what's in store for e-discovery in 2016.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Social Media Discovery in Personal Injury Cases: Is Equilibrium Possible?

Mark A. Berman of Ganfer & Shore discusses the decision in 'Forman v. Henkin' and writes: The majority and dissent both attempt to balance the need to keep personal social media information from being produced and the desire not to burden the court with in camera reviews. However, neither view is optimal in ensuring that the right balance is achieved.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

Gibson Dunn Hits the Wrong Note with Bridgegate Judge

A federal district judge in New Jersey faults the law firm over the records of its interviews in the Bridgegate investigation.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Rule 37(e) and Spoliation Sanctions Under the Amended Rules

Samantha V. Ettari of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel writes: With the December amendments to Rule 37(e), the remedies and sanctions potentially available for negligent and intentional spoliation are clearer, and intended to result in more uniform application. And, as with any rule change, judicial application was eagerly anticipated and not long in the waiting.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

McCarthy v. McCarthy, PICS Case No. 16-0107 (C.P. Lawrence Nov. 18, 2015) Hodge, J. (23 pages).

By | January 30, 2016
Relatives of decedent were entitled to discovery related to disinternment of his body by his widow. Objections were dismissed.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Alsup Warns Oracle Lawyers After Android Financials Leak

He won't impose sanctions for statements in open court, but Judge William Alsup said he'll rethink his decision if more sensitive information is exposed.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Thomson Reuters Aims for Faster, User-Friendly E-Discovery with eDiscovery Point

Thomson Reuters said the new software is more intuitive and faster with a pricing model based on data used in review.
5 minute read

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