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National Law Journal

ACC Advocates for Changing Federal Discovery Rules

The Association of Corporate Counsel has waded into the debate over reforming the federal civil discovery process, saying the system's costs "have swallowed most of its benefits."
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

ACC Advocates for Changing Federal Discovery Rules

The Association of Corporate Counsel has waded into the debate over reforming the federal civil discovery process, saying the system's costs "have swallowed most of its benefits."
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Pro Se Plaintiffs Present Problems for Employers

With all the litigation flowing across an in-house counsel's desk, it can be easy to overlook the cases being brought by plaintiffs representing themselves.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ Fights Subpoenas in Ex-USDA Official's Defamation Case

The lawyers tied up in the defamation suit that a former U.S. Department of Agriculture official brought against the late conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart are on a “fishing expedition” in their demand from information from the federal government, the U.S. Justice Department says in new court documents.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Mesh Plaintiffs Seek Reconsideration Over Spoliation Order

Lawyers for plaintiffs who allege injuries from Ethicon's vaginal mesh are seeking reconsideration of a decision not to impose severe sanctions for discovery violations.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Further Delay in Pradaxa MDL Invites More Judicial Dismay

U.S. District Chief Judge David R. Herndon has already sanctioned Boehringer Ingelheim $931,500 for discovery abuses. But the drug maker fell up short in discovery again.
2 minute read

Predictive Coding Is So Yesterday

Computational linguistics and data mining are among the tools that will drive e-discovery in coming years.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Accident Reenactment Photos Protected From Discovery

Photographs of an accident reenactment prepared by Predator Trucking LLC and an insurance adjuster's report were each prepared for litigation and are protected from discovery under the work-product exception, U.S. District Judge Sylvia Rambo of the Middle District of Pennsylvania has ruled.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Gropper v. David Ellis Real Estate LP

Discovery Is Compelled but Forfeiture Of Objections an Unduly Harsh Penalty
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Suggestion for Early Determination of Key Issues

In 2009, the American College of Trial Lawyers issued a white paper by a Joint Task Force on Discovery. The task force concluded that the civil discovery system in American courts was in grave need of repair.
6 minute read

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