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Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Proposed Amendments to FRCP Are Reminiscent of New Texas Civil Procedure Rules
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
JD Supra Law News has a recent post on the new Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, effective March 1, 2013. One change is the tracking of cases depending on the…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Income Tax Returns: Dynamite Discovery Decisions, Part 8
Carriers all too often request income tax returns from policyholders without any explanation as to how such information is relevant to the disposition of the claim. Such unsubstantiated requests do…
Chicago IP Litigation
Discovery Limited to Avoid a Fishing Expedition
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. v. McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, No. 12 C 1446, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. June 7, 2013) (Keys, Mag. J.). Judge Keys granted in…
Employment & Labor
Court Denies EEOC’s Motion To Compel Discovery Regarding Employees In Case Brought On Behalf Of Rejected Applicant
By Gerald L. Maatman Jr. and Howard M. Wexler On July 22, 2013, Judge Paul D. Borman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan upheld Magistrate…
Chicago IP Litigation
Although Discovery was Not Stayed, the Court Delays Discovery in Case Summary Judgment Resolves the Dispute
Peerless Indus., Inc. v. Crimson AV, LLC, No. 11 C 1768, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. May 8, 2013) (Cox, Mag. J.). Judge Cox granted in part defendants' (collectively "Crimson") motions…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Pattern and Practice Bad Faith Discovery — Dynamite Discovery Decisions, Part 6
Once upon a time in a far away land (South Dakota), a policyholder by the name of Mark Lillibridge purchased a builder’s risk policy from Nautilus Insurance Company in conjunction…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Reinsurance Discoverable – Dynamite Discovery Decisions, Part 5
In the Olin Corp. case,1 one of Olin Corporation’s (“Olin”) three carriers admitted only a small amount of liability and the other two delayed making a coverage decision. So, Olin…
Florida ERISA Blog
Lessons From The Howard Case
By marcuscastillofloridaerisa-blogspot-com
Last year I had the opportunity to attend a gathering of many of the ERISA litigators in Florida, both plaintiff and defense. One of the hot topics at that conference…
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Right-Sizing Discovery Through Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Earlier this month, the federal judiciary’s Committee on Rules and Procedure approved proposed rules aimed at reducing cost and delay in civil litigation, including amendments specifically directed at keeping discovery…
Essential Patent Blog
Microsoft-Motorola update part two: “Bond. $100M Bond.”
Yesterday we noted that Microsoft and Motorola are arguing over a couple of issues in the lead-up to the August breach of contract jury trial taking place in Judge Robart's…