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Divorce Complaint Stricken and Testimony Precluded as Discovery Sanction

E-Discovery LLC

The action was pending on cross-complaints for limited and absolute divorce. Wife noted that Husband’s refusal to provide discovery had been a continuing problem throughout the litigation. Ferko , 2024 WL 3221108 (Apls. Wife requested that the court sanction Husband by precluding him from presenting evidence at trial.

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Alternate Pathways: Your Questions Answered

WA Bar News

Via Orders entered on March 15, the Washington Supreme Court took the following actions pursuant to its inherent power over admission to practice law: Adopted the NextGen Bar Exam, with first administration to be in July 2026. See Sidebar No. SIDEBAR No. Watch for continuing coverage in future issues of Bar News.

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Town Sanctioned for Prejudicial Breaches of Duty to Preserve in Alleged Sexual Assault Case; Court Also Addresses Use of Personal Email by Council Members

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Once a party reasonably anticipates litigation, it is obligated to implement a ‘litigation hold’ to ensure that potentially relevant evidence under its control is identified, located, and preserved for use in the anticipated litigation….” The Court, however, held that the Town had a duty to institute a litigation hold.