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A Wake Up Call Revisited: Read the Rules & Don’t Argue “Not Reasonably Calculated” in Federal Courts

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19, 2025)(Emphasis added), the court wrote: Throughout his responses, Canales objects to OPWs requests on the ground that they are not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. The phrase was deleted from the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by the December 2015 amendments. 583, 584, 374 A.2d

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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. Judge Ozerden dismissed these challenges, suggesting the law aligns with Section 340B’s objective of ensuring accessible medications for underserved populations.

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Rhymes and Crimes: Fourth Circuit Uses Rap Lyrics as Evidence in Drug Trafficking Case

Practice of Law

Watkins objected to the relevance of these inquiries. Still, the district court allowed them, reasoning that Childs’s testimony had opened the door to character evidence under Federal Rules of Evidence 404 and 405. He pleaded not guilty and proceeded to a three-day trial.

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Judicial Notice: Four Must-Know Rules

Evidence at Trial

In pretrial litigation , judicial notice requests are used in pleadings to establish some needed fact without an attesting witness. 2009) wherein the district court judicially noticed several documents when doing its own research in a contract action. 201(f); see also Cal. Code § 457. Hoich , 560 F.3d 3d 780 (8th Cir.