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Discovery
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Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
How to Discover Information about Prior Similar Claims
When pursuing a bad faith claim against an insurance company, a policyholder’s attorney will seek information that helps establish how the insurer failed to properly handle and/or pay the claim.…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
How to Discover Information about Unfair Practices in Other Insureds’ Similar Claims
Information regarding an insured’s prior claims or how a carrier handled other insureds’ similar claims is discoverable. Colonial Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
A Few Unexpected Places Where Valuable Bad Faith Information Might be Located
In Plaintiffs are Entitled to the Claims File in a Bad Faith Lawsuit, I explained that an insurer’s claims file is discoverable in a bad faith lawsuit. I also wrote…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Second Circuit Finds Judge Rakoff Exceeded Discretion in Galleon Insider Trading Case
In a setback for the SEC, the Second Circuit, in SEC v. Rajaratnam (Download Secvgalleon2Cir ), reversed Judge Rakoff's discovery order that compelled defendants to disclose to the SEC wiretapped conversations…
M & A Law Prof Blog
More on BHP/Potash deal
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
For readers who are following our posts (here and here) on BHP Billiton’s hostile bid for Potash, you should take a look at this post by the Deal Professor which considers…
3 Geeks and a Law Blog
If You Have A Case Pending In New York Court… Shutdown Your Facebook Page Now!!
By Greg Lambert
There have been a couple of very interesting opinions coming out of New York recently. I'll lay out the decisions below, but my reading of these decisions tells me that…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
NY Court: Social Media Postings are Discoverable
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The New York Law Journal reports that a judge in New York's Suffolk County has ruled that a plaintiff's private Facebook postings are discoverable in a personal injury action.Perhaps this…
Drug & Device Law
Lack of Confidence
We trust that you are familiar with the typical life-cycle of confidentiality protective orders in mass tort litigation. It is as predictable (and maudlin) as an ABC after-school special. It…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Confirms and Clarifies Delaware Law on Privilege Logs and How to Avoid Waiver by Insufficient Detail in a Privilege Log
Klig v. Deloitte LLP, C.A. No. 4993-VCL (Del. Ch. Sept. 7, 2010), read opinion here. Introduction This 22-page opinion is must reading for any attorney who: (i) seeks to maintain…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Limits Defendant’s Discovery in Section 220 Case
Lim v. The PowerWise Group, Inc., C.A. No. 5529-CC (Del. Ch. Sept. 7, 2010), read letter ruling here. This overview is presented by Kevin F. Brady of the Connolly Bove firm.…