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Discovery
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Faeger Drinker on Products
Dissecting the EU’s New Product Liability Directive: The Dawn of US-Style Discovery
By Eldin Hasic, Patrick Reilly
The deadline for EU members to implement the new Product Liability Directive is fast approaching before year’s end. For companies doing business in the EU, the new rules bring many…
Westchester Commercial Division Blog
Less Motion Practice, More Cooperation: New Amendments to Commercial Division Rule 14
By Brian Cohen
Discovery disputes have long been a source of frustration for litigants, attorneys, and courts alike. As the New York State Commercial Division Advisory Council recently observed, “[d]iscovery disputes were viewed…
eDiscovery Watch
Court Evaluates AI-Related Provisions in Discovery Protective Orders
As generative AI becomes more common in litigation workflows, courts are increasingly being asked to address how AI tools may be used with confidential discovery materials. A recent decision from…
Drug & Device Law
Discovery On Different Products Runs Into A Brick Wall In New York
If Wile E. Coyote sued the Acme Products Co. over a defective anvil that fell on his head, would he get to take discovery on Acme rocket sleds? Or Acme…
Commercial Case Notes
Claimed Need for More Discovery Insufficient Basis to Avoid Summary Judgment
By John Lundin
On September 23, 2026, the Second Department issued a decision in Bank of Am., N.A. v. Discobath Prods., Inc., 2026 NY Slip Op. 05377, holding that a claimed need for…
California Employment Law Update
Unrepresented Party May Be Awarded Discovery Sanctions Even Without Proof Of Actual Expenses
By Tony Oncidi
Damak v. Superior Court, 121 Cal. App. 5th 792 (2026) Self-represented litigant Aziz Damak sued his former employer for a variety of wage and hour and wrongful discharge claims. After…
eDiscovery Today Blog
What Corporate Legal Teams Must Define Before AI Enters Discovery, Investigations, and Litigation: Artificial Intelligence Webinars
By Doug Austin
Want to know what corporate legal teams must define before AI enters discovery, investigations, and litigation? Join Casepoint for this webinar Thursday! The post What Corporate Legal Teams Must Define…
Commercial Case Notes
Party That Fails to Timely Move to Vacate a Note of Issue Faces a High Burden to Vacate It
By John Lundin
On September 2, 2026, Justice Reed of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Python Fin. Solutions, Inc. v. SDCK I LLC, 2026 NY Slip Op. 51450(U),…
SDNY Blog
Magistrate Judge Stein: Requirement To Produce Documents Under A Party’s “Control” Can Mean Threatening to Fire Your Own Lawyer
In an opinion today, Magistrate Judge Stein concluded that a party’s obligation to produce documents held by an attorney or other agent can require threat of termination as leverage to…
Drug & Device Law
When Plaintiff’s Experts Ghost Their Own Depositions
This case is from the non-Butler Snow side of the blog. It’s a relatively new term (at least for us Gen Xers) – but we have all been ghosted. A…