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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. Wife requested that the court sanction Husband by precluding him from presenting evidence at trial.

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Cross-Motions to Compel in Employment Lawsuit

E-Discovery LLC

1] The Court resolved cross-motions to compel. The Cooper Court also ordered discovery of a cell phone providers text message log as a useful cross-check on the completeness of discovery. As the Court noted at the hearing, text messages and other communications play a prominent role in Plaintiff’s complaint.

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Protecting Public Expression

WA Bar News

PURPOSE OF ANTI-SLAPP LAWS The purpose of anti-SLAPP laws is to prevent litigants from suing and threatening suit as a means of stifling speech on issues of public concern. If so, the court then decided whether the plaintiff could prove by clear and convincing evidence a probability of prevailing on the claim. Expression Prot.

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What Are Different Types of Legal Pleadings in Law?

CaseFox

In legal words where battles are fought with words and evidence, there exists a crucial element that serves as a blueprint for the courtroom drama. There are various types of pleadings we are mentioning, some of them below: Complaint The beginning of the lawsuit is when the plaintiff files a complaint against the defendant.

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What Are Different Types of Legal Pleadings in Law?

CaseFox

In legal words where battles are fought with words and evidence, there exists a crucial element that serves as a blueprint for the courtroom drama. There are various types of pleadings we are mentioning, some of them below: Complaint The beginning of the lawsuit is when the plaintiff files a complaint against the defendant.

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Alternate Pathways: Your Questions Answered

WA Bar News

days, will assess the following nine foundational concepts and seven foundational skills, using the integrated exam structure (essay, short answer, and multiple-choice questions): Foundational concepts and principles: civil procedure, contract law, evidence, torts, business associations, constitutional law, criminal law, real property.

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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

E-Discovery LLC

The Court set out the standard formula for spoliation – – there must be a duty to preserve, breach with a culpable state of mind, and prejudice, i.e., loss of “relevant” evidence that would have supported the claims or defenses of the discovering party. at *2; see Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(e)(for ESI).