Topic
Discovery
1,110 published works
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Initial Commentary on the Skilling Supplemental Brief
By Ellen Podgor
Obviously, we can expect that the government will take issue with the contents of the Skilling brief (for the brief see here). The brief even states that when questioned with…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
Plaintiff Entitled To Know Amount Of Coverage Remaining Under Defendant’s Insurance Policy
Harco Nat'l Ins. Co. v. Grant Thornton LLP, 2008 NCBC 5 (N.C. Super. Ct. March 4, 2008)(Tennille) Plaintiff sent discovery regarding the Defendant accounting firm's insurance coverage. In addition to…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
JDH Capital LLC v. Flowers, 2007 NCBC 31 (N.C. Super. Oct. 12, 2007)(Tennille)
This case addresses a minor, but significant point involving discovery. Rule 33(a) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure provides that "[i]nterrogatory parts and subparts shall be counted as…
EvidenceProf Blog
Blending In: Court Finds That Documents Used To Refresh Witness’ Recollection Must Be Produced In Blender Patent Dispute
By Colin Miller
My wife and I are currently trying to decide on what blender to purchase because she recently got Jessica Seinfeld's cookbook "Deceptively Delicious," and she wants a heavy duty machine…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Immigration Legal Malpractice
Here from the Illinois Legal Malpractice Blog discussing an ABA Journal article about a 2d Circuit Case. Immigration legal malpractice is a frequent subject, with inherent problems for the plaintiff. First,…
TortsProf Blog
Peer Review Discovery in Bextra/Celebrex Litigation
Pharmalot has the editorial from Science. For a view on the other side (i.e., not panicked at the prospect of discovery into peer review), see my Nebraska Law Review article…
Chicago IP Litigation
Opinion Letter Discovery and Footnote Citation
Se-Kure Controls, Inc. v. Diam USA, Inc., No. 06 C 4857, 2008 WL 169029 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 17, 2008) (Cox, Mag. J.).* Judge Cox granted in part a motion to…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Department of Insurance Gets Nothing from Allstate
By Chip Merlin
Allstate and other insurers are notorious for not complying with discovery seeking internal corporate documents which would expose corporate culture in bad faith cases. From the news yesterday and today,…
Chicago IP Litigation
Defendants’ Customers’ Sales Information Relevant to Commercial Success
Degregorio v. Phillips Electronics. N. Am. Corp., No. 07 C 2683, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Dec. 28, 2007) (Cox, Mag. J.). Judge Cox granted in part defendants' motion for a…
InsureReinsure
Massachusetts Court Orders Discovery of Reinsurance Agreements
A Massachusetts trial court recently ordered a defendant insurer to produce reinsurance agreements during discovery in a coverage dispute. Neles-Jamesbury, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., C.A. No. 02-0982A (October…