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Discovery
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Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Chevron’s Use of U.S. Discovery to Aid Defense of Ecuadoran Environmental Litigation
By joetort
AmLaw Daily has an interesting article on Chevron's use of 28 U.S.C. s. 1782, which allows U.S. discovery in aid of foreign litigation, in the ongoing litigation concerning alleged pollution…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Strong on Jurisdictional Discovery in Transnational Litigation
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Professor S.I. Strong (Missouri) has posted on SSRN her article, Jurisdictional Discovery in Transnational Litigation: Extraterritorial Effects of United States Federal Practice, which is forthcoming in the Journal of Private…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Court in Air Products Case Addresses Motion to Compel and Motion in Limine
In Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. v. Airgas, Inc., et al., Del. Ch., C. A. No. 5249-CC, read letter ruling here, the Court of Chancery on January 20, 2011 addressed:…
Boom: The ERISA Law Blog
Inconsistent administrative record may result in discovery outside administrative record
By Mike Reilly
How important is it to produce an accurate, identical administrative record? Pretty important. Producing an inconsistent administrative record may result in a court ordering discovery outside the administrative record. Here's…
Chicago IP Litigation
Trial Counsel’s Opinion – Related Documents Are Discoverable
Viskase v. World Pac, No. 09 C 5022, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Oct. 15, 2010) (Bucklo, J.). Judge Bucklo granted defendants' motion to reconsider, ordering production of the "Merritt Memo"…
California Employment Law Update
Employee’s Lawyer Should Not Be Present During Client’s Psych Exam
By Tony Oncidi
Toyota v. Superior Court, 189 Cal. App. 4th 1391 (2010) Steven Braun sued Toyota Motor Sales and his supervisor Randall Bauer for gender discrimination, sexual harassment, defamation, constructive discharge and…
Delaware Business Litigation Report
Court Of Chancery Permits Discovery On Offer Strategy
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. v. Airgas, Inc., C.A. 5249-CC (December 23, 2010) In this latest chapter of the Airgas takeover saga, the bidder may have bitten off more than…
Legal Writing Prof Blog
More Dangers of Facebook
Guess what? A party may be compelled through the discovery process to provide an opponent with access to Facebook and MySpace accounts. Click here to read more on the Legal Profession…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Addresses Award of Attorneys’ Fees under Rule 37
On December 8, 2010, the Court of Chancery issued a decision in PharMerica Long Term Care Inc. v. New Castle RX, C.A. No. 4475-VCP, (Del. Ch. Dec. 8, 2010), read letter ruling…
Latin American Blog
US Courts Order Discovery for Use Overseas in Chevron-Ecuador Disputes
By Neil A.F. Popović and Rachel Tarko Hudson Context: The Chevron-Ecuador Litigation A high profile and complex dispute involving a group of Ecuadorian residents, Chevron Corporation and the Republic of Ecuador…