The Onglyza Product Cases, A165387 decided on April 19, 2023 by the First District Court of Appeal is a case to be aware of.
The case involved 13 California state cases coordinated under a Judicial Council Coordination proceeding (JCCP) regarding
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It’s a New Year and there are New Discovery Laws
After reviewing the 2023 discovery statutes, there have been changes to the following statutes:
The most significant change in the 2023 discovery statutes is the repealing of C.C.P. 2016.080 Informal Discovery Conference. See discovery blog titled “If Meet
Where’s the Authority to Award Sanctions?
A party cannot rely solely on C.C.P. 2023.010 in bringing a motion for discovery sanctions.
What to do When the Deponent Refuses to Answer
A common area ob abuse occurs when attorneys instruct a witness not to answer a deposition question.
When Do I Have to Bring a Motion to Compel Written Discovery?
One of the most common questions I am asked is: when does the clock start regarding bringing motions to compel written discovery? The statutes all contain the same language, but it’s not that easy to decipher. Below is a list
Rule of Court Changes for Remote Depositions
When the Covid-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, the legal profession scrambled as to how it could proceed without conducting business in person. Emergency Orders were issued by the Judicial Counsel and remote depositions became an everyday occurrence.
On
“You Harm Your Client’s Interest When You Craft or Transmit Evasive Discovery Responses”
That is what the Eighth Division of the Second District Court of Appeal said in their opinion in Beth Field v. U.S. Bank National Association B309111 filed on June 9, 2022. The Court of Appeal went further and said “You
Does the 45-Day Rule Apply When No Privilege Log was Served?
Recently I was contacted by an attorney who asked:
“When does the 45 days to bring a motion to compel further responses to RPD begin? Is it when they serve their written response with an asserted privilege, or when they produce
WHEN YOU GET BOMBARDED WITH DISCOVERY…
Have you ever been in any of these situations?
Ten days after your client was served with the summons and complaint, the client was personally served with Form Interrogatories, 35 specially prepared interrogatories, 35 requests for admissions and 50 document
What Lawyers are Getting Wrong in Virtual Depositions
Co-Written with Suzanne Martin, Esq., Director of National Accounts for Centext Legal Services.
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way in which depositions are conducted. Most depositions throughout California are now conducted remotely, on virtual conferencing platforms,