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Connecticut Law Tribune

2 Executives Seek Bill of Discovery in Feud With Bridgewater Associates

Bridgewater argues an arbitration is not a civil action, and a petition for bill of discovery is unavailable as a matter of law. It also filed motions in Connecticut District Court to compel the claims to arbitration.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Look and Listen: How To Conduct Effective Pre-Litigation Investigations

In short, if you are not conducting a robust pre-litigation investigation of any major case, you are handicapping yourself before you begin. Such work is productive, cost-effective and a force multiplier if done correctly.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Should Require Notice to Defendants That Uncharged Misconduct Will Be Used in Sexual Assault Cases

By enacting the proposed discovery rule, Connecticut would fall in line with several other states that have adopted such a provision, the editorial board writes.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Federal Judge Orders 'Full Refiling' of Daubert Motions in J&J Talc Litigation

U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp, overseeing more than 50,000 talc lawsuits in multidistrict litigation, cited recent changes to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and new science since the first Daubert hearing in 2020.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Even When Witnesses Don't Tell You They're Panicking, They're Panicking

Allison Rocker of Baker McKenzie says that's especially true in "document-heavy" cases with tons of exhibits.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Trump New York Criminal Trial to Begin April 15, Judge Rules

The case was originally scheduled to kick off on March 25, but was postponed by Acting Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan due to a last minute document dump.
3 minute read

Law.com

MDL Judge: 'Significant Number of Plaintiffs' Can't Allege Paraquat Exposure

Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, in the Southern District of Illinois, has issued a series of discovery orders after finding many of the 5,200 lawsuits over paraquat are "implausible on their face."
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Appellate Court Deems Lower Court's Discovery Sanction Constituted Abuse of Discretion

"The record shows that the court struck the essential defense of non-liability. Its order is contrary to the fundamental principal underlying sanctions—to compel discovery compliance to ensure cases are decided on their merits," the opinion said.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Prosecutors Accuse Trump, Counsel of 'Wholly Inventing Facts' to Delay Criminal Trial

"Only by grossly mischaracterizing the record is he able to level spurious and reckless allegations of prosecutorial misconduct," prosecutors tell the judge in response to defense allegations of discovery violations.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Stormy Daniels Is Releasing a Film—and Trump's Lawyers Aren't Happy

Prosecutors deny that any violations have occurred. Justice Merchan has set a hearing for March 25, the date previously scheduled for jury selection.
4 minute read

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