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Discovery
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The EPL Advisor
New York Court of Appeals Says Plaintiff’s Private Facebook Materials Are Fair Game In Discovery
For employers defending discrimination claims in which the plaintiff claims emotional distress, social media accounts are potential treasure troves of evidence of claimant’s feelings, thoughts, and mental impressions. In Forman…
International Law Prof Blog
Amendments to Rules of the U.S. Court of International Trade
Notice of Amendments to the Rules On September 19, 2017 and March 20, 2018, the United States Court of International Trade approved amendments to the following Rules that will become…
Med Law Blog
Employment Performance Review Excluded from Peer Review Confidentiality
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled, on March 27, 2018, in Regenelli v. Boggs, Monogahela Valley Hospital and UPMC/ERMI that physician performance reviews of an ER physician, who was provided by…
Chicago IP Litigation
CLE: Practical Applications of Data Analytics in Discovery
The Seventh Circuit Pilot Program on Electronic Discovery is hosting a complimentary webcast CLE discussing practical applications of data analytics in discovery on April 11, 2018 from 12 pm –…
PrawfsBlawg
Erie and litigation financing
Main Thursday, April 05, 2018Erie and litigation financingWisconsin enacted a law amending its discovery rules to require that a party's initial disclosures include "any agreement under which any person, other…
Property Insurance Coverage Insights
Work Product and Attorney-Client Privilege Concerning Documents Drafted Prior To Litigation: Eastern District Of New York Finds Insurer’s Documents Are Not Discoverable
Insurers retain outside counsel during claim investigations for a variety of reasons, including, among others, providing coverage advice, assisting in reviewing and responding to communications with insureds that have legal…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Work Product Discovery in Professional Negligence Cases
What is discoverable and what is not discoverable in a professional negligence setting influences the viability of the claims. Attorney-Client privilege, work-product privilege and burdensomeness are all considerations in whether…
Wage and Hour Defense Blog
Initial Discovery Guidelines May Fast-Track Early Disclosure Requirements in Individual FLSA Cases
By Adriana S. Kosovych, Jeffrey (Jeff) H. Ruzal
Depending on the jurisdictions within which they operate, certain employers and their counsel will soon see a significant change in early mandatory discovery requirements in individual wage-hour cases brought under…
Drug & Device Law
New York High Court Reaffirms Defense Right to Social Media Discovery
By Bexis
Until very recently, the only state high court decisions (from VA and DE) on our ediscovery for defendants cheat sheet involved sanctions against plaintiffs for destroying social media evidence. No…
Idaho Criminal Defense Blog
Depositions – really a tool to evaluate the parties and value the claims
I recently attended the depositions of a couple clients who faced questioning about their lives by insurance lawyers. These depositions were really not intended to get to the “truth” of…