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Discovery
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Constructlaw®
Expanding Disclosure in International Arbitration: Sixth Circuit Rules That 28 U.S.C. § 1782 Permits Parties to Pursue Discovery in Support of Private Commercial International Arbitrations
By Albert Bates, Zach Torres-Fowler
Abdul Latif Jameel Trans. Co. v. FedEx Corp., No. 19-5315 (6th Cir. Sept. 19, 2019). In the world of international arbitration, where document disclosure is already relatively limited compared to…
China Law Blog
How to Sue a Chinese Company, Part 3
By Dan Harris
This series of posts addresses how to sue a Chinese company that owes you money or has wronged you. Part 1, How to Sue a Chinese Company: The 101, was…
A Lawyer's Blog
DISCOVERY IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
If you are raising standing as an affirmative defense....Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC v Charleston, 2019 NY Slip Op 06463, Decided on September 11, 2019, Appellate Division, Second Department:"On June 30,…
Justice Pays
Your Case Probably Won’t Go To Trial (And That’s A Good Thing)
The vast majority of legal cases, both civil and criminal, never go before a jury. Instead, the two parties settle on a reasonable compromise that everyone can accept. In criminal…
New York Commercial Division Round-Up Blog
Commercial Division Justices Provide Dueling Approaches to Discovery Stays in State Court Securities Litigation
By Kate Ross
In In re Everquote, Inc. Securities Litigation, 2019 N.Y. Slip Op. 29242, No. 651177/2019, 2019 WL 3686065 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty. Aug. 7, 2019), Justice Andrew Borrok of the New…
Marler Blog
I hate E. coli Outbreaks, but love Litigation and Discovery
By Bill Marler
And, I really LOVE emails. Here is the CDC Abstract: Authors: Amelia Keaton, R. Hassan, S. Luna, I. Lee, R. Magalhaes, M. Bidlack, L. Smith, R. Maves, D. Freer, K. Flinn,…
EHS Law Insights
Cal/OSHA Appeals Board proposes revisions to procedural rules, including elimination of automatic discovery
By Ben H. Patton, Todd O. Maiden, Mary M. Balaster, Jessica I. Wilson
The California Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board (Board) is soliciting public comments on proposed revisions to its Rules of Practice and Procedure. The three-member Board hears appeals from public-…
Family
NEW LAW in 2019 | Objections to RPDs Must Be More Specific
By Miles Mason
New Discovery Rule Ends General Objections to Requests for Production of Documents There is a significant rule change for family law proceedings, too. Early in January, the Tennessee Supreme Court…
Drug & Device Law
D. Kansas Stays Discovery in Breast Implant Case Because of Pending PMA Preemption Motion
We like preemption and we dislike expensive discovery. In Gale v. Mentor Worldwide, LLC, 2019 WL 2567790 (D. Kansas June 21, 2019), the court felt the same way we do,…
Legal Profession Blog
Justice Denied
From the web page of the Tennessee Supreme CourtThe Tennessee Supreme Court today upheld a decision of the Chancery Court of Knox County that disbarred Knoxville attorney Loring Edwin Justice.The…