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State Supreme Court Issues Opinion on Management of Discovery

By Sean Wajert on July 8, 2013
Posted in Articles, Chemical

Recently, the Colorado Supreme Court issued an opinion reaffirming that trial courts need to take an active, hands-on role in managing discovery and s…
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Discovery of Expert Communications At Issue

By Sean Wajert on April 11, 2013
Posted in Articles

Here is one to watch for our readers who practice in Pennsylvania. The state Supreme Court has before it the issue of discovery of communications bet…
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Ninth Circuit “Strikes” a Blow for Proper Motion Procedure

By Sean Wajert on August 27, 2010
Posted in Articles

Phillies’ slugger Ryan Howard was ejected from a game this week in extra innings, leaving his team (which had no more position players) to insert ace …
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Duke Hosts Conference on Civil Rules

By Sean Wajert on May 20, 2010
Posted in Articles

At the request of the Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules sponsored a conference last week at…
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Does the Twombly-Iqbal Pleading Standard Apply to Defenses Too?

By Sean Wajert on January 12, 2010
Posted in Articles

A suit over an allegedly defective truck is the stage for the latest entry in the debate whether the claim pleading standards clarified in Bell Atlant…
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument In Class Action Restriction Case

By Sean Wajert on November 5, 2009
Posted in Articles, Class Action

The Supreme Court heard oral argument earlier this week in Shady Grove Orthopedic Assocs. v. Allstate Ins. Co. (No. 08-1008), a case which considers w…
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Court Dismisses Counts Of Trileptal Complaint Pursuant to Twombly

By Sean Wajert on August 28, 2009
Posted in Articles, Drug and Device

Add to your list of recent cases applying the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that clarified pleading standards, the decision in Frey v. Novartis …
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California Enacts E-Discovery Reform

By Sean Wajert on July 8, 2009
Posted in Articles

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law a new enactment governing e-discovery in that state. Readers of MassTortDefense know what a …
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State Supreme Court Adopts And Applies Forum Non Conveniens

By Sean Wajert on June 15, 2008
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

Rhode Island’s Supreme Court recently adopted the forum non conveniens doctrine and dismissed multiple asbestos suits filed there by Canadian resident…
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