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National Law Journal

Garlock Asbestos Plaintiffs Suffer Another Setback

A federal judge has sided again with gasket maker Garlock in an asbestos bankruptcy case, declining plaintiffs' motion to reopen an estimation hearing that they said had lacked key evidence.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judges Hold Fast to Orders, Deadlines in Sandy Cases

Though scores of defendant insurance carriers objected to an across-the-board production order contained in a November sanction decision against a particular carrier, Magistrate Judges Cheryl Pollak, Gary Brown and Ramon Reyes Jr. said Monday that the defense had been obliged to turn over such records from the time the court first started grappling with the sprawling Hurricane Sandy docket in February.
5 minute read

Commercial Litigation Insider

Special Masters Pilot Kicks Off in Commercial Division

The Office of Court Administration has taken the next step in an attempt to provide support for the motion-heavy Commercial Division.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lackawanna Cnty. Gov't Study Comm'n v. Scranton Times, L.P., PICS Case No. 14-1933 (C.P. Lackawanna Nov. 14, 2014) Nealon, J. (45 pages).

By | December 09, 2014
Right to Know Law • Disclosure Exemption • Private Investigators • Noncriminal Investigation
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Suisse v. Kraus

By | December 08, 2014
Attorney-Client Privilege Claim Rejected In Denial of Motion to Quash Subpoena
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Aerospatiale' Factors on Discovery in Violation of Foreign Laws

Geoffrey Sant writes: What could be worse for a litigant than being ordered by a court in one country to violate the law in another country? This strange scenario has become surprisingly common within the Second Circuit over the past decade.
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

Frequent Failures Cost Airline Millions

Six years after Delta Air Lines and AirTran opened a rich new revenue stream by charging passengers to check their bags, a court battle over claims the carriers broke antitrust laws by implementing the fees has been repeatedly marred by allegations that Delta has hidden or destroyed company records critical to the case.
12 minute read

Daily Report Online

Experts Weigh In on Punishment Size, E-Discovery Lessons

Three attorneys knowledgeable of federal antitrust laws have shared with the Daily Report some observations about the pending anti-trust litigation against Delta Air Lines and competitor AirTran.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Panel Expands Privilege in Corporate Context

The First Department has ruled that a client who provides privileged communications to third parties having a "common interest" with the client is still protected, even though the common interest does not stem from common litigation or threat of litigation.
4 minute read

Commercial Litigation Insider

Panel Expands Privilege in Corporate Context

The First Department has ruled that a client who provides privileged communications to third parties having a "common interest" with the client is still protected, even though the common interest does not stem from common litigation or threat of litigation.
4 minute read

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