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Another Approach to Drafting and Discovery of Litigation Hold Notices

E-Discovery LLC

7, 2025), the court held that litigation hold notices were privileged. THE HOMELAND DECISION Homeland is an insurance coverage lawsuit. Defendants filed a third-party complaint against another insurer, Ace. Defendants did so and the insurers challenged the assertion of privilege. There may be a better solution.

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Court States: Pick Up the Telephone

E-Discovery LLC

USAA Casualty Insurance Co., The court wrote: Here, the Court questions whether the parties have acted with sufficient diligence in pursuing discovery. The court ruled: Despite this, the Court finds it appropriate to grant an extension of the class certification deadlines so the parties may complete discovery.

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Agreement in ESI Protocol to Produce All “Hits,” Without Review

E-Discovery LLC

The discovery disputes presented in Rouse did not involve that part of the ESI Protocol. I suggest that the better view is that, under the precise rubric of the procedural rules, discovery is limited to relevant information. Likewise, dont assume the Court shares your interpretation of the protocol. Emphasis added].

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Three Key eDiscovery Lessons from Domus BWW Funding v. Arch Insurance Company

Next Generation E-Discovery Law & Tech Blog

Arch Insurance Company is a recent decision focused mostly on issues and challenges related to preservation of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) in a large enterprise. It is an instructive case for in-house counsel, as it demonstrates how avoidable eDiscovery failures can lead to potentially devastating court sanctions.

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Coinbase Battles SEC Over Access to Gary Gensler’s Private Communications

Complex Discovery

Grewal characterized their pursuit as a quest for “reasonable discovery” in response to the SEC’s June 2023 lawsuit. Coinbase’s defense strategy draws parallels to the high-profile Ripple case, where the court ruled that certain internal SEC communications were relevant to Ripple’s fair notice defense.

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Deposition Misconduct: Rules, Risks, and Remedies

WA Bar News

First, by focusing on these two areas, I definitely do not imply that these are the only issues that can arise in either depositions or discovery more broadly. 9 Washington’s appellate courts have also long spoken to the need to “play fair” in discovery generally and with witness testimony in particular. Washington RPC 4.4(a)

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Legal Turmoil in the Pharmaceutical Industry: AbbVie, Purdue, and Beyond

Complex Discovery

Supreme Court to protect its corporate records from disclosure, citing a lower court ruling that challenges the sanctity of attorney-client privilege. Purdue, currently engaged in renewed settlement negotiations, faces increased pressure from a court-appointed committee of creditors. has petitioned the U.S.