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Discovery
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Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Some Recent Papers on Discovery
As the Supreme Court ponders the proposed FRCP discovery amendments (if approved and not vetoed by Congress, they’ll be coming soon to a federal court near you this December), a…
Drug & Device Law
A Day In The Real Life Of A Facebooking Plaintiff
This post strays from our usual posts in a few respects. First, it is about a Florida state intermediate appellate court opinion in a slip and fall case. You will not find us…
Legal Profession Blog
That’s Funny (And Relevant)
A Delaware Superior Court has denied a plaintiff's motion in limine to exclude evidence of her sense of humorBy her Motion in Limine, Plaintiff now seeks to exclude two pieces…
Corporate Defense and Disputes
How Seriously Do Foreign Governments Treat Their Own Secrecy and Blocking Statutes?
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an interesting comity decision on whether U.S. courts should defer to foreign countries’ secrecy and blocking statutes when…
Personal Injury Law Journal
Medical Records, Privacy Rights and Workers’ Compensation Claims
As an attorney located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey representing injured workers, I struggle with the ethical dilemma of balancing my client’s right to privacy and the workers’ compensation carrier’s right…
The Appellate Strategist
Illinois Supreme Court to Consider Discovery Privileges Applicable in Medical Malpractice
By Kirk Jenkins
In the closing days of its November term, the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to decide an issue of potential importance to the medical malpractice bar: what kinds of documents are…
Drug & Device Law
Proportionality – If You Can Keep It
By Bexis
Walking out of the Constitutional Convention on its final day, back in 1789, Benjamin Franklin was (supposedly) asked what kind of government he had helped create for the new entity to be known…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Three Judge Panel Again Tells Insurance Company Attorneys: Turn Over “Revised” Superstorm Sandy Reports
By Chip Merlin
What is better than one smart judge telling attorneys what to do? How about a three-judge panel at the same time? Superstorm Sandy policyholders got a great discovery ruling in…
Employment & Labor
“One Step Too Far” — Court Shoots Down The EEOC’s Kitchen Sink Subpoena
By Christopher DeGroff, Paul Kehoe and Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. Employers have become accustomed to the federal courts rubber stamping EEOC subpoenas seeking company-wide information based on a single charge of…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Hurricane Sandy Update – Case Management Order No. 12
By Shane Smith
If you have been following Hurricane Sandy news, you may already be aware of Judge Brown’s recent November 7th order in Raimey v. Wright National Flood Insurance Company,1 in the…