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Discovery
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Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Redish & McNamara on Discovery Cost Allocation
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Professor Martin H. Redish (Northwestern University School of Law) and Professor Colleen McNamara (Northwestern University School of Law) have posted "Back to the Future: Discovery Cost Allocation and Modern Procedural…
Resolving Discovery Disputes
Interrogatories–You have An Obligation to Respond in Good Faith
Imagine this: At the beginning of the case you serve interrogatories asking basic information about your case. Thirty-five (35) days later you receive responses that state for every interrogatory: "Vague,…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Litigation Discovery Continues During Appraisal of Damages in Texas Federal Court
By Chip Merlin
American Economy Insurance Company, a Safeco subsidiary, takes different positions on appraisal and litigation in Texas. While American Economy refused to abate discovery in a matter I am litigating, it…
Reverse & Render
Are we about to get new net worth discovery rules (finally)?
A few months back, I wrote about a mandamus opinion from the Houston Fourteenth Court of Appeals, involving discovery of net worth. The majority and concurring opinions were groundbreaking in terms of…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Obtaining Meaningful Claims Practice Discovery From Safeco, Liberty Mutual and Other Insurers
(Note: This guest blog is by Vivian Persand, an attorney with Merlin Law Group in the Coral Gables office). How many times have you reviewed documents produced by Safeco, Liberty…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Imposes Penalties for Discovery Failures
Monier, Inc. v. Boral Lifetile, Inc., C.A. No. 3117-VCN (Del. Ch. June 3, 2010), read letter decision here. Read summary of Chancery's prior decision in this case here. This letter…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
The Rules for Non-Party Discovery and avoiding Legal Malpractice
One aspect of legal malpractice litigation is the failure to follow developments in the law. Rules change and not keeping up with the changes leads to mistakes, criticism and, later,…
Drug & Device Law
Guest Post – Discovering Plaintiff Mental Health Evidence
By Bexis
What follows is a guest post from Dan Cummins, of Foley, Cognetti, Comerford, Cimini & Cummins in Scranton, Pennsylvania. His Tort Talk Blog is rapidly becoming required reading for Pennsylvania…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Liberty Mutual Claims Documents Ordered Produced
By Chip Merlin
Vivian Persand is making headway against Safeco and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Sharing information and networking with similarly situated policyholders who are litigating issues involving the companies’ claims management practices and…
Mass Tort Defense
DRI Webinar on FRE 502 Worth a Listen
By Sean Wajert
Readers recognize how the discovery landscape has changed, and not necessarily for the better, with the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Proce