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Decision on How to Best Search for ESI – Court Orders ESI Protocol in “Epic of Dysfunctional Discovery,” With Unique Clawback Provision

E-Discovery LLC

In a case where the plaintiff seeks $24,000,000 in damages, the court stated: “Today we write the next chapter in this litigation, a case which threatens to become an epic of dysfunctional discovery…. 18, 2012)(“In reality, I struggled to fund the litigation and pay my personal bills.”… Everlast Roofing , Inc. For example, Ms.

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Amendments to CR 26 and 30 Will Change Discovery and Deposition Practice

WA Bar News

They will require a material change in the way many attorneys practice discovery. 1, 2024, codify procedure for depositions by remote means. It was the Work Group’s impression that many litigants have a fundamental misunderstanding of how to use privilege objections. Amendments to CR 30 adopted effective Oct.

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Deposition Misconduct: Rules, Risks, and Remedies

WA Bar News

In this column, we’ll address a narrower, but more common, subset of deposition misconduct that the ABA opinion touches on: improper “coaching” during depositions and improper objections intended to impede the questioner. 10 Second, we’ll focus on depositions rather than hearings or trials. Washington RPC 4.4(a)

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Defendants Should Not Have Moved to Dismiss, Negotiated an ESI Protocol, and Engaged in Discovery Before Moving to Compel Arbitration

E-Discovery LLC

The court explained that: Plaintiffs, however, contend that Defendants waived any purported right to arbitration by actively litigating this action for seventeen months. Over the next several months, the Parties engaged in extensive discovery, including depositions and disputes requiring multiple conferences before the magistrate judge.

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Trellis Launches Trellis AI to Streamline Trial Court Litigation

Trellis AI leverages the largest repository of state trial court data to help litigators evaluate cases, automate brief drafting, suggest winning strategies, and more. Case Assessment — Predict the likely outcomes of a case at any stage to help you decide to accept it, guide motion practice, make settlement offers, and prepare for trial.

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How Not to Conduct a Meet and Confer or Comply With an ESI Protocol

E-Discovery LLC

Defendant, Leadenhall Capital, moved to compel additional discovery and 777 Partners moved for additional time to complete expert depositions due to a document production issue. It also moved for a protective order to prevent certain depositions. After problems arose, litigants have been ordered to transcribe their meet and confers.

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Litigators with a Data Fetish: Moneyballing Testimony

The Cloud Court Blog

I am obsessed with depositions and, in particular, their importance to the outcome of cases. That obsession extends to deposition data as well as to the psychology of the players involved: the attorneys taking and defending depositions; the witnesses being deposed; as well as the court reporters. Why on earth would we do this?