Topic
Discovery
1,111 published works
Pennsylvania Family Law
No Lawyers Allowed – Discovery Rule Decision Bars Counsel from Observing Evaluation
By Aaron Weems
The Discovery Rules account for all manner of need for obtaining evidence. Many of these rules are seldom, if ever, utilized by family law attorneys because either they are not…
Delaware Chancery Law Blog
Discovery Limited into Reasonableness of Fees Until Right to Advancement Established
In the recent bench ruling entered in Harrison v. Quivus Systems LLC, C.A. 12084-VCMR (April 7, 2016), Vice Chancellor Montgomery-Reeves ruled that discovery into the reasonableness of fees sought in an…
Trust on Trial
California Trust Litigation – A Primer on Preparing For Trial
Once your petition has been filed in the probate department of the Superior Court of California, and you are engaged in full-on “trust litigation,” what happens next? In most instances,…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Wearable device data discoverable in the courtroom?
One in five U.S. consumers are tracking their every movement, from their heart-rate, skin temperature, respiratory rate to their activity levels, food intake, weight, and sleep patterns. With this so-called…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
If the Claims Attorney is Also the Adjuster, the Work Product Doctrine May Not Apply when Seeking Discovery
In past blogs I’ve talked about rulings and the trend across the country where courts are deeming work product privilege in bad faith litigation for the claims attorney to be…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Employer Sought to Rummage Through Plaintiff’s Former Jobs
One recurring issue in employment cases is the breadth of discovery that is allowable. Many employers want to seek the records of the plaintiff's former jobs. That means the employer…
Drug & Device Law
Mass Torts Made Perfectly Convivial – the Sequel
A little over four years ago we reported on our visit to the Mass Torts Made Perfect conference in Philadelphia. MTMP is a plaintiff lawyer organization. Every year it conducts…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Proportionality makes a comeback
After seemingly endless years of rulemaking, the first decisions applying the amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have begun to trickle out. Not surprisingly, there have been no game changers…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Employers Have An Obligation To Provide Meaningful Direction To Employees In Email Searches, But Employers Can’t Be Compelled To Recover Company Emails Stored On Personal Accounts Of Employees
A recent case from the Northern District of California raises the importance of actively engaging with employees to coordinate the search for documents and electronically-stored information to comply with the…
Tax Equity Times
Court of Federal Claims Fumbles Section 1603 Discovery Dispute
First published in the February 9, 2016 edition of Bloomberg BNA's Daily Tax Report The U.S. Court of Federal Claims in a recent opinion, Bishop Hill Energy LLC v. United…