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New York Law Journal

Supreme Court To Decide If International Commercial Arbitrations Are 'Foreign or International Tribunals' to Whom U.S. Federal Courts Can Provide Discovery Assistance

In their Arbitration column, Samuel Estreicher, Rex Heinke and Jessica Weisel discuss a case that will be before the U.S. Supreme Court in the October term, 'Servotronics v. Rolls-Royce PLC', which asks the court to resolve a circuit split over the role, if any, that federal courts should play in facilitating discovery in foreign arbitrations. In what looks like a simple matter of statutory interpretation—defining the term "tribunal"—the case may shed new light on how the current court approaches traditional interpretive tools.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Embracing Proportionality, Court Refuses To Compel Discovery 'Based on Relevance Alone'

In this edition of their Federal E-Discovery column, H. Christopher Boehning and Daniel J. Toal discuss a recent decision that serves as a reminder of the fundamental importance of proportionality post-2015, when allowable discovery is not determined by relevance alone.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Fried Frank Secures $1.5 Million Contract to Represent NY Health Dept. in COVID Response Probe

The contract indicates that the Manhattan district attorney's office has made inquiries to the state agency, though it is not explicit on local prosecutors' focus.
3 minute read

The Recorder

4 Tips for Effective Discovery When Law Enforcement Is Involved

Justin King of The Law Offices of Justin H. King has four discovery tips his team used in a police negligence case where he secured a $750,000 settlement from the city on behalf of the victim's family.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cases Tackle Two Discovery Issues: Privilege Waiver and Sanctions

In this edition of their Western District Roundup, Jessica Copeland and Riane Lafferty explore two decisions involving important discovery issues: waiver of work product privilege by disclosure to third parties and discovery sanctions.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Don't Just 'Make Do' With Your Review: Why a Platform Is Critical

As firms move away from the paper age, they are (or should be) recognizing the importance of metadata, a critical component of electronically stored evidence (ESI) that provides insight into key contextual information about a document, such as when it was created or modified.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

Stiffer Antitrust Enforcement Could Rain Riches on the E-Discovery Market. But Not for All

While a larger focus on M&A is welcomed by some e-discovery providers and practitioners, it may strain staffing and client budgets.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

The Legal Tech IPO Ceiling Has Cracked: Why DISCO and Others Are Going Public

DISCO CEO Kiwi Camara said an IPO is "something I've always aspired to do as an entrepreneur." And industry observers say the current public investment market is very welcoming to ambitious companies seeking access to more funds.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Scientific Method and the Directionless Changes of E-Discovery

In this month's article, I shall discuss scientific method as it applies to the growth of e-discovery and its protocols.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

How the Garland DOJ Is Navigating a Wave of Politically Fraught Trump-Era Cases

The Justice Department's decision in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case is just one example of the raft of politically sensitive Trump-era cases that Attorney General Merrick Garland and his leadership team have inherited.
7 minute read

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