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Discovery
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The Northwest Policyholder
Policyholder Counsel Should Welcome Changes to Proposed Revisions to FRCPs – But Still Push For Rejection
By Seth Row
The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules recommends changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to the federal Judicial Conference. For several years that body has been debating proposals to…
Incontestable Blog
Good Faith Effort to Resolve Discovery Dispute Requires More Than a Single Email
In a precedential decision issued March 20, 2014 in Hot Tamale Mama…and More, LLC v. SF Investments, Inc., Opposition No. 91209030 (March 20, 2014), the TTAB weighed in on what…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Proving mand Winning a First Party Bad Faith Case, Part 5 – The Nuts and Bolts of Discovery
In part 4 my series on Proving and Winning a First Party Bad Faith Case I posted the Request for Admissions I recently served on the insurer’s attorney on a…
Resolving Discovery Disputes
The Discovery Act Applies In Family Law
As a discovery referee in family law matters, I often come upon issues where opposing counsel does not think the Discovery Act applies to their proceeding. They argue that it…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Next Steps in the FRCP Amendment Process
As we’ve been covering, the Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure (a.k.a. the Standing Committee) has proposed a significant batch of amendments to the Federal Rules of…
The Appellate Strategist
Illinois Supreme Court to Decide Whether Self-Critical Analysis Privilege Exists in Illinois
By Kirk Jenkins
We continue our previews of the civil cases accepted for review in the closing days of the Illinois Supreme Court’s March term with Harris v. One Hope United, Inc. In Harris,…
Healthcare Workplace Update
Healthcare Employer’s Termination Letter Provides Basis For Court to Allow Discovery of Patient Contact Information
By Andy Moss
The following post from our colleagues at the Jackson Lewis P.C. Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report may be of particular interest to healthcare employers. Click here to be transferred directly…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Proving and Winning a First Party Bad Faith Case, Part 4 – The Nuts and Bolts of Discovery
In part 3 my series on Proving and Winning a First Party Bad Faith Case, I posted a Request for Production of Documents I recently served upon the insurer’s attorney…
Employment & Labor
What’s Good For The Goose … Court Turns Table On EEOC In Subpoena Ruling
By Christopher DeGroff and Michael Fleischer A Win For Transparency Yesterday, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the Court turned the tables on the EEOC on…
Resolving Discovery Disputes
Is It Time to Appoint a Discovery Referee?
Last November I received the following e-mail: Since courts are so overwhelmed and setting dates for hearing is now running 6 months or longer, how does one do motions to…