Topic
Document Requests
22 published works
Lash Condo Law Blog
Condo Corporation Record Requests- Condo Authority Tribunal decision
What does a condo corporation do when an owner continues to make a multitude of requests for documentation that are not “records” of the condo corporation. In a recent decision…
Drug & Device Law
Clone Wars
By Bexis
Defendants in prescription medical product liability litigation are at an inherent disadvantage in discovery already. Our clients have lots and lots of electronically stored information and old-fashioned paper documents. Plaintiffs…
Criminal
Extra-territorial effect of Serious Fraud Office document requests
By Chloe Fryer, Thomas Hubbard (UK), Neil O’May (UK)
Introduction The judgment in R (on the application of KBR Inc) v The Director of the Serious Fraud Office [2018] EWHC 2012 (Admin) came out on Thursday, 6 September 2018.…
The Public Finance Tax Blog
New Information Document Request (IDR) – What’s the Point?
By The Public Finance Tax Blog Editors
On November 21, as most of us were preparing for a relaxing Thanksgiving holiday, the IRS publicly released two internal guidance memoranda (both available at TEGE-04-116-0028) addressed to “All TE/GE Examiners,”…
Minding Your Business
Amended Rule 34: No Boilerplate Objections, but Specificity Remains a Question
By David M. Jacobson, Stacey P. Eilbaum, Brittany Benavidez
Amended in December alongside many other rules in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 34(b)(2)(B) now requires that objections to document requests be stated with “specificity.” The early applications…
New York Commercial Division Round-Up Blog
Keeping Up With The Commercial Division(s)
By Bradley Rank, Robert Friedman
The past year has been a busy time for anyone keeping up with the Rules for the Commercial Division of the New York State Court System. The Commercial Division Advisory…
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS Guidance on Provider Timeframes for Responding to Additional Documentation Requests
CMS has updated the Medicare Program Integrity Manual to clarify that providers and suppliers have 45 days to produce documents in response to a pre-payment review Additional Documentation Request (ADR)…
In Search of Great Customer Experiences
Think twice before asking for “any and all” documents
By Patrick Lamb
Before I get to the topic at hand, allow me a brief rant. Can anyone explain how the phrase "any and all documents" (typically used in Rule 34 request for…
Employee Benefits Law Report
Participant document requests under ERISA: throw the crystal balls away! Sixth Circuit adopts “clear notice standard”
“Can I have all documents related to my retirement plan benefit?” If you are involved with administering an ERISA-governed plan, you have probably received this type of vague request. After reading…
NJ Family Legal Blog
The Discovery Dance
Some times, the most basic part of the case, discovery, can often be the most frustrating part. In most cases, some amount of discovery is needed to do the due…