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Discretionary Stay of Discovery Pending Decision on Dispositive Motion

E-Discovery LLC

Defendants moved to stay all discovery deadlines pending a resolution of their motion to compel arbitration and for a stay pending arbitration. Defendants answered and moved to stay, asserting that there was an arbitration clause in their franchise agreement. Defendants Motion to Compel Arbitration is potentially dispositive.

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Client Perjury: That Sinking Feeling

WA Bar News

First, as our opening example illustrates, for many civil litigators client perjury often surfaces in depositions rather than trials simply because the former precedes the latter. m) to include courts, administrative proceedings, and private arbitration. If there is an objection, however, CR 71(c)(4) requires court permission.

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After the Deluge: Law Practice & Legal Ethics in the New Administration

Joseph, Hollander & Craft

Some important legal skills, such as the analysis of precedent, the evaluation of evidence and legal drafting, are required in all legal problems. Comment 2 to Rule 1.1 states: A lawyer need not necessarily have special training or prior experience to handle legal problems of a type with which the lawyer is unfamiliar.