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Delaware Business Court Insider

'The Time Has Come' for Musk Discovery Sanctions, Twitter's Lawyers Say

A more than three-hour hearing on the outstanding motions before Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick concluded with argument involving unshared messages sent to and from Musk on Signal.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Plaintiffs Want Fees and Costs From Facebook and Gibson Dunn as Sanction

Plaintiffs attorneys sought unspecified fees and costs in a filing on Thursday after U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria held a Sept. 15 hearing over sanctions against Facebook and its law firm, Gibson Dunn.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

'Musk Is Going to Be as Difficult as Possible If He Loses,' Shareholder Activism Lawyer Says

For the Court of Chancery, this is an opportunity to say, "it doesn't matter the size of the case. Here are the rules in enforcing a contract case."
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

'The Contract Is Clear': Musk Attorney Argues Agreement States Twitter Shareholders Can't Sue

Representing Elon Musk, Ed Micheletti of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom said Twitter shareholders were neither third-party beneficiaries and that claim, along with one for breach of fiduciary duty, should be dismissed.
3 minute read

Law.com

'The Law Is Not a Game': Plaintiff Awarded Default Judgment, Defendants Sanctioned for 'Extreme' E-Discovery Misconduct

"At the end of the day, we're officers of the court. At some point if you realize your client is unwilling to or incapable of doing this right, it's going to fall on you," said the plaintiffs' lead attorney, John Sten, a partner at Armstrong Teasdale in Boston. "Your client not having the ability to afford it is no excuse if you're going to represent them. I hate that because you don't want to take it out of your own pocketbook, but I bet they wish they would have done that now."
7 minute read

The Recorder

'Gibson Dunn Would Pounce': Judge Grills Facebook's Lawyers at Sanctions Hearing

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, at a hearing to determine whether to sanction Facebook and its legal team at Gibson Dunn for discovery misconduct, described some of their actions as "frivolous" and "abominable."
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Practice Pointers for Streamlining and Managing Complex E-Discovery

This article provides practice pointers for avoiding common e-discovery pitfalls and tips for planning ahead. With these general principles in mind, you will be better prepared to streamline e-discovery and to enhance your factual development as you go along.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Try to Seize Another Lawyer's Bank Account': Miami Attorney's Trust Records Demanded in Litigation

"It's really outrageous to ask for an attorney to turn over trust account records," said Bob Jarvis, an ethics expert at Nova Southeastern University College of Law. "You rarely see it in civil litigation."
3 minute read

The Recorder

Facebook Settles Privacy Class Actions—But Sanctions Still Loom for It and Gibson Dunn

In a Friday notice, lawyers for Facebook's Meta Platforms and plaintiffs suing over the Cambridge Analytica scandal said they'd reached a "settlement in principle." A sanctions hearing against Facebook and its lawyers at Gibson Dunn remains set for Friday.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

'The Worst Day of My Legal Career': Andino Reynal Takes the Stand, Norm Pattis Pleads the 5th Over Alex Jones Case

"This is unusual for an attorney in a disciplinary case to plead the Fifth," Judge Barbara Bellis said.
4 minute read

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