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Discovery
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Nebraska Debt & Bankruptcy Blog
Why Getting Sued is a Good Thing
By Sam Turco
When you get sued you hang your head. You feel like the battle is lost when the Sheriff delivers the court summons to your door. But getting sued is not…
Business and Commercial
Motions to Compel Discovery & General Ledgers in Divorces w/ Business Valuations
By Miles Mason
In divorces with business valuations, some family lawyers wait too long to begin or enforce the discovery process. In order to do their work, forensic accountants and business valuation experts…
PrawfsBlawg
JOTWELL: Campos on Marcus on non-US discovery
Main Monday, November 20, 2023JOTWELL: Campos on Marcus on non-US discoveryThe new Courts Law essay comes from Sergio Campos (BC), reviewing Richard Marcus, The Magnetic Pull of American Discovery: Second…
Drug & Device Law
Reporter’s Privilege Protects JAMA Peer-Review Documents from Discovery
The legal doctrine we discuss today, the reporter’s privilege, lies outside our traditional bailiwick but is worth a quick visit. Recognized in most states, the reporter’s privilege—also known as the…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
Split Eleventh Circuit Panel Holds That Legislator Privilege Is Absolute Immunity From Discovery in Civil Action
In Pernell v. Andrade, No. 23-10616 (11th Cir. Oct. 30, 2023), a 2-1 panel reverses a district court’s order enforcing subpoenas against legislators in an action challenging the constitutionality of…
Drug & Device Law
2023 Updates to Ediscovery for Defendants Cheat Sheet
By Bexis
It’s been a while (since mid-2021) since we last updated our cheat sheet devoted to ediscovery for defendants. That’s because, unlike most of our other cheat sheets and scorecards, cases…
Searcy Law Blog
How to Prove Negligence in a Personal Injury Case in Florida
By Searcy Law
If you have been the victim of another’s negligence, you may be entitled to compensation. It is important to remember, however, that obtaining a settlement or a jury verdict will…
Massachusetts Estate Planning, Probate & Elder Law
Attached Are the Documents Filed as of 9/18/2023 in the Defendant’s SJC Appeal of Discovery Issues in the Karen Read Case
SJ-2023-0343_P009_Petitioner-Defendant_Karen_Read_s_MOTION_For_Leave_to_File_Reply_Brief_and_to_Enlarge_Time_for_Filing_with_Affidavit_of_Counsel_in_Support_ I thank 2nd Assistant Clerk Stephen Cronin for emailing me the attached documents in the Karen Read case where she has appealed a discovery decision made by the trial…
Minding Your Business
Second Circuit Affirms Bankruptcy Courts’ Inherent Authority to Impose Civil Contempt Sanctions
Addressing an issue of first impression, the Second Circuit held recently that bankruptcy courts have inherent authority to impose non-nominal civil contempt sanctions, including per diem sanctions and attorneys’ fees,…
Tort Talk
Just Because A Document is in the Cloud Doesn't Make it Accessible in Discovery
In the case of Edenfield v. ECM Energy Services, Inc., No. 999 MDA 2022 (Pa. Super. Aug. 1, 2023 Bowes, J., Lazarus, J., and Stevens, P.J.E.) (Op. by Bowes, J.),…