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The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiffs in Drywall MDL May See Research Company's Records

Since an industry research organization may have unintentionally been a conduit for communicating information among conspirators in a price-fixing scheme among major manufacturers of drywall, plaintiffs in the related multidistrict litigation can collect some of the organization's confidential information, a federal judge has ruled.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Billups v. Penn State Milton S. Hershey Med. Ctr., PICS Case No. 14-0739(M.D,. Pa. April 2, 2014) Blewitt, J. (12 pages).

§1983 Claims • Substantive Due Process • Discovery • Privileged Communications
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Kuwait & Gulf Link Transport Co. v. Doe, PICS Case No. 14-0720 (Pa. Super. May 6, 2014) Donohue, J.; Platt, J., dissenting (23 pages).

Discovery • Motion to Compel • Anonymous Emails • First Amendment • Free Speech v. Commercial Speech • Pilchesky Test
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Work-Product Privilege Outweighs Broad Expert Discovery

In Barrick v. Holy Spirit Hospital, 2014 Pa. LEXIS 1111 (Apr. 29, 2014), a divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court left in place a decision of the Pennsylvania Superior Court creating "a bright-line rule denying discovery of communications between attorneys and expert witnesses."
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Rank Group Ltd. v. Alcoa, Inc.

Attorney-Client Privilege Not Waived by E-Mail's Unauthorized and Inadvertent Disclosure
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Bars Collection Firm From Relying on Privilege

The documents in question were provided to Cohen & Slamowitz "for the express and primary purpose of facilitating [its] admitted debt collection activity ... and not for the purpose of obtaining legal advice," Western District Magistrate Judge Leslie Foschio said.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Digital Music News LLC v. Superior Court (Escape Media Group, LLC)

5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey v. New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice

Government Cannot Redact Public Record Absent Legally-Recognized Exception
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Med Mal Litigation and Social Media Records: Where Is N.J. Headed?

Novel issues regarding the discoverability and admissibility of social-media posts are emerging in medical malpractice litigation.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

MDL Judge Says Drywall Antitrust Plaintiffs Must Reveal Specifics

Lawyers for the plaintiffs alleging price-fixing among major makers of drywall will have to divulge the facts that support their claims while discovery is ongoing, the federal judge handling the multidistrict litigation has ruled.
4 minute read

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