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Discovery
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Legal Profession Blog
Discovery Of Work Done For Other Clients Permitted In Legal Malpractice Case
The Rhode Island Supreme Court decided a case where the court had granted review of the following question“May a former client in a legal malpractice action against his former attorney…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Insurer Must Produce Documents After Failing To Show They Are Confidential
The Colorado Supreme Court ordered the insurer to produce documents after failing to demonstrate the documents contained were trade secrets. In Re Rumnock v. Anschutz, 2016 Colo. LEXIS 1228 (Colo. Dec.…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
Five Things You Should Know About Discovery Under The New Business Court Rules
There are new Rules for the NC Business Court In effect, as of January 1, 2017. If you have a case in the Business Court, or are expecting to designate…
Disputing Tax
Facebook Summons Controversy Deepens, Further Illustrating Divergent Standards Applicable to IRS Summons Enforcement and Court-Ordered Discovery
By Kat Gregor
In August 2016, Ropes & Gray LLP published an article commenting on IRS’s practice in seeking increasing amounts of discovery during the examination process, where IRS benefits from substantially looser…
Tax Controversy 360
Court Procedure and Privilege – A Year in Review
This past year has seen a number of important developments in the areas of Tax Court procedure, federal court procedure, and privilege and non-disclosure. As the below cases and posts demonstrate,…
PrawfsBlawg
Goodyear v. Haeger argument preview
Main Tuesday, January 03, 2017Goodyear v. Haeger argument previewAt SCOTUBlog, I have a preview of next week's argument in Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Haeger, considering the causation requirements…
PrawfsBlawg
Ode to a District Judge
Main Sunday, January 01, 2017Ode to a District JudgeThe Chief Justice's 2016 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary is an extend paean to federal district judges and the yeoman work…
Local Open Government Blog
Attempted Murder For Hire And Public Records
In 2010, Michael Mockovak was found guilty of soliciting and attempting to murder his business partner, among other charges. While incarcerated, Mockovak filed suit under the Washington Public Records Act,…
inversecondemnation.com
Property Reserve Remand: You Get Discovery During Precondemnation Entry Proceedings
Like the Elizabethan gong farmer -- whose job it was to police up the unpleasant remnants after the "main event" -- the opinion of a court of appeal after a…
Drug & Device Law
Good Things Come in Small Packages: M.D. Fla. Rejects Plaintiff’s Discovery Gotcha Gamesmanship
This is the time of year for Best and Worst lists. Our own lists of the best and worst drug and device law decisions of 2016 will be coming out…