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Discovery
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Illinois Legal Malpractice Blog
A New Form of Alternative Dispute Resolution: Two Battling Lawyers Ordered to Play a Game of ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’
According to an article at CNNMoney.com, yesterday a Flordia federal judge ordered that two bickering lawyers resolve their scheduling dispute by playing a game of "rock, paper, scissors" on the…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
PING: Monday News RoundupURL: http://www.acsblog.org/news-and-announcements-2631-monday-news-roundup.htmlIP: 66.36.242.244BLOG NAME: ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution SocietyDATE: 02/27/2006 07:12:56 AMThe head of California’s massive and troubled prison system, Roderick Hickman, said over the weekend that he will resign. Hickman’s announcement comes a little more than two years after he was put in the job by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, ostensibl…
By Ellen Podgor
One problem faced by defense counsel in many white collar crime prosecutions is the massive number of documents, and the approach of prosecutors to simply say, "Here they are, you…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
No Adverse Inference Warranted for Lost Evidence
In Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Midcap, download file, the Delaware Supreme Court determined that the trial court erred in giving the jury a missing-evidence adverse-inference jury instruction because it…
Family Law Prof Blog
Case Law Development: Court may Strike Answer and Estop Father From Denying Income Amount as Sanction for Refusing to Comply with Discovery
By Family Law
The Texas Court of Appeals has dealt another blow against hard-ball litigation tactics. In a paternity case, Father stonewalled repeated orders to provide financial information in discovery for nearly a…
TortsProf Blog
NYT Intervenes in Guidant Suit; Other Guidant Stuff
The New York Times won access yesterday to documents in the products litigation regarding Guidant's defibrillators. According to reports describing the ruling, the documents may reveal a decision to sell…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Stay of Discovery Denied Despite Motion to Dismiss
In Bonham v. HBH Holdings, Inc., download pdf file, Vice Chancellor Parsons addresses a Motion to Stay Discovery pending the resolution of a Motion to Dismiss. The court observed that…
California Employment Law Update
Trade Secret Must Be Identified Before Discovery Can Commence
By Tony Oncidi
Advanced Modular Sputtering, Inc. v. Superior Court, 132 Cal. App. 4th 826 (2005) Within four years of being laid off from their jobs at Sputtered Films, Sergey Mishin and Rose…
Labor Law Prof Blog
New ABA Work for Practitioners: Discovery from Current and Former Employees
Discovery from Current and Former Employees by Susan J. BeckerPC 310347Publication Date: 2005ISBN: 1-59031-485-95381 pgs$75 LT members; $85 regular priceBook Description: Discovery becomes especially complex when a corporation, partnership, association…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Enron Defendants Allowed to Subpoena Records From Defense Attorneys About Government Directions Not to Cooperate
By Ellen Podgor
U.S. District Judge Sim Lake granted a defense motion made by Enron defendants Ken Lay, Jeffrey Skilling, and Richard Causey -- filed ex parte with the court -- to permit…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Discovery Stayed Pending Motion to Dismiss
Orloff v. Shulman Del. Ch., C.A. No. 852, February 2, 2005 (Lamb, V.C.) In this case the court addressed the issue of a Motion to Stay Discovery Pending the Resolution…