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Another Approach to Drafting and Discovery of Litigation Hold Notices

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By definition, a litigation hold notice is a communication from an attorney to a client regarding the duty to preserve potentially responsive information. [1] 7, 2025), the court held that litigation hold notices were privileged. DISCOVERY OF LITIGATION HOLD NOTICES HAS LONG BEEN AN ISSUE. 1] In Homeland Ins.

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Discretionary Stay of Discovery Pending Decision on Dispositive Motion

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Defendants moved to stay all discovery deadlines pending a resolution of their motion to compel arbitration and for a stay pending arbitration. The motion to stay discovery was granted. The Court wrote that: It is axiomatic that district courts enjoy substantial discretion in managing discovery. 26(c)(1)(A)-(B).

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Rules-Based Calendaring Software: Help Easing the Deadline Pain

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Here’s good news: There are now a variety of cutting-edge cloud-based tools available for litigators, ranging from software designed to streamline the pre-trial process to mobile apps created for use in the courtroom. This is because deadlines are an inescapable part of your practice if you’re a litigator.

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The Clock is Ticking: How to Miss Fewer Court Deadlines

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These include statutes of limitation for filing a case, deadlines for filing motions, preparing for hearings, producing documents in litigation discovery or responding to a summary judgment. The Solution: Integrated Court Rules. Today law firms have multiple options for automated rules and calendar management.

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Court Holds That an ESI Protocol Must be Specific in GenAI Copyright Class Action

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One problem with ESI Protocols, and one of their advantages , is that – – unlike a discovery plan – – the term ESI Protocol is not defined anywhere. Discovery Plan (Jan. Many (like me) agree with Kelly Twigger that: An ESI protocol is your roadmap to handling ESI issues in any litigation. ESI Protocol v.

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How Not to Negotiate an ESI Protocol? Say it is “Mandatory”; and, Demand That Discussions be Recorded

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20, 2025), the court wrote: From the inception of this action, Counsel for the parties could not agree on the scope and methodology for ESI discovery. Second , plaintiffs service of a mandatory discovery plan was held to show a lack of cooperation. 26(f) requires a conference of the parties to discuss a discovery plan.

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Does a Settlement Agreement That is Silent on a Fee Claim Waive a Judicially-Reserved Claim for Attorneys’ Fees Based on a Discovery Violation?

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In this unreported decision, the Court addressed a novel [1] Maryland issue where out-of-State decisions were mixed. The issue was whether a subsequent family law settlement agreement that did not expressly reserve a claim to attorneys fees for discovery violations waived that claim when the trial court had reserved ruling on it.

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