A federal district court in Pennsylvania recently gave defendants in putative class actions new authority for requiring plaintiffs to share discovery
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Duke Hosts Conference on Civil Rules
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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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DRI Webinar on FRE 502 Worth a Listen
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Readers recognize how the discovery landscape has changed, and not necessarily for the better, with the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Proce…
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California Enacts E-Discovery Reform
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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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MDL Court Permits ESI Discovery
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Readers of MassTortDefense are aware of the significant risks that plaintiff e-discovery tactics pose in product liability and toxic tort contexts. Ra…
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E-Discovery Relief?: Congress Passes Bill To Reduce Risk Of Inadvertant Disclosure Of Privileged Material
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Congress has passed and sent to the President a bill that amends the Federal Rules of Evidence with respect to the disclosure of a communication or in…
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