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Discovery
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Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
SEC Approves Amendments to FINRA Rule 9251 to Explicitly Protect from Discovery Documents That Federal Law Prohibits FINRA from Disclosing
Co-authored by Avi Badash. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has issued Regulatory Notice 11-50 regarding amendments to FINRA Rule 9251 (the Rule). The Rule describes the types of documents that…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
District Courts following Sixth Circuit’s Lead in Dismissing Complaints
By amyhocevar, Squire Patton Boggs
As reported previously here, the Sixth Circuit in June reluctantly dismissed a complaint that probably would have been allowed to proceed in the pre-Twombly and pre-Iqbal era, recognizing that no discovery…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Federal Judicial Center Report on the Timing of Scheduling Orders and Discovery Cut-Off Dates
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The Federal Judicial Center has released a report to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules entitled The Timing of Scheduling Orders and Discovery Cut-Off Dates, authored by Emery G. Lee…
Tom Mighell
A Federal Rule for Preservation: A Solution in Search of a Problem? (Part 1)
By Tom Mighell
I had the great honor to attend a mini-conference on September 9 held by the Civil Rules Committee of the U.S. Judicial Conference. Actually, it was the Discovery Subcommittee that…
Day On Torts
Twelve Steps To Avoid Summary Judgment on a Fact Issue
By John Day
Tennessee summary judgment law changed on July 1, 2011 to allow the use of "put up or shut up" motions. (The law only applies to cases filed on or after…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Texas Supreme Court Dismisses Writ Regarding Facebook Discovery
Some time back, I discussed a case where the defendant in a personal injury lawsyit was trying to obtain continued discovery of a plaintiff's Facebook and My Space entries. See…
Louisiana Law Blog
Federal Judge Sheds Light on Boundaries of Discovery Duties
By Katie Bell
In The Pension Committee of the University of Montreal Pension Plan, et al. v. Banc of America Securities LLC, et al., 685 F.Supp.2d 456 (S.D.N.Y. 2010), Judge Scheindlin—author of the…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Rules on Motion to Compel Discovery
Ross Holding and Management Company v. Advance Realty Group LLC, C.A. No. 4113-VCN (Del. Ch. Sept. 29, 2011). Read opinion here. Issue Addressed: This short letter ruling granted in part…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Colorado Courts Require Disclosure of the Attorney’s File When the Attorney Acts as an Insurance Adjuster, Part 2
Last week, I discussed a common discovery battle in bad faith insurance litigation—the battle for the attorney’s files in cases where the attorney acted as an adjuster on the claim.…
IAALS Blog
The Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Project at IAALS at DU
By Admindrop
Professor David Thomson, whose Course Portfolio for a discovery class is available here, wrote a guest post for CBA-CLE Legal Connection, discussing the Carnegie Report, his own experience as a…