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New York Law Journal

Judge Quashes AG's Subpoena Against Airbnb

A judge on Tuesday quashed as overbroad a subpoena in an investigation of the Airbnb lodging website for possible tax evasion and other violations in arranging short-term home rentals.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Civil Litigation Reform Pro: Bloated, Costly System Must Be Reformed

Looking at excessive litigation costs and time delays as techniques in themselves by which a party can force settlement is a distortion of what the civil justice system is intended to be.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Civil Litigation Reform Con: Be Cautious In Making Wholesale Changes

The Editorial Board has previously addressed the question of civil litigation reform and the need to preserve access to the court for all litigants. To have truly open courts, all litigants must have their cases heard on the merits, regardless of the size of their case or their financial ability to afford a protracted legal battle.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

When Internal Documents Aren't Covered by Attorney-Client Privilege

A decision issued on March 6 by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia serves as a stark reminder that internal investigations must be carefully structured and executed
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Decries 'Wild Goose Chase' in Breitbart-Sherrod Case

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon on Monday accused lawyers in Shirley Sherrod's defamation case against the late Andrew Breitbart of going on a “wild goose chase” for evidence. The judge's solution: putting Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack in a deposition chair as soon as possible.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Feds Lose Bid to Force Foreign Official to Sit for Depo in D.C.

A federal judge has refused to force a top government official of Equatorial Guinea to fly to Washington to contest the federal government's effort to seize a multimillion-dollar jet from him.
3 minute read

Commercial Litigation Insider

Comment Sought on Nonparty E-Discovery Guidelines

In a column for the New York Law Journal, Gary J. Mennitt, a partner at Dechert, analyzes the provisions of proposed Commercial Division Rule 34 which governs discovery of electronically stored information from nonparties, and discusses the likely impact on litigants and nonparties if the rule is adopted.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

L.F. Fingerhut v. Chautauqua Institute Corp., Inc.

Use of Subpoena to Obtain Information Directly From Insurance Agent Is Improper
1 minute read

The Recorder

People v. Sarpas

4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

DiGiacinto v. Obelinas, PICS Case No. 14-0614 (C.P. Lackawanna April 17, 2014) Nealon, J. (18 pages).

Discovery • Physical Examinations • "Good Cause"• Pa.R.Civ.P. 4010 • Evidence
3 minute read

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