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It is Important to Understand an E-Discovery Vendor’s Contract

E-Discovery LLC

10, 2025), the issue was whether an electronic discovery services vendor, DFC, could compel its former client to arbitrate a breach of contract claim. They alleged that they had hired DFC to perform electronic discovery services. After court-ordered mediation, the parties reported that they were unable to reach a settlement.

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Scheduling Orders Are Mandatory; Vital to Caseload Management; and, Enforced Even Where Parties Got Themselves Into a “Pickle” by Dilatory Efforts to Cooperate

E-Discovery LLC

1, 2024), opens with the court’s statement that: The parties jointly ask to extend the discovery deadline and continue the trial. As the parties have demonstrated that they cannot manage the discovery process efficiently on their own, court oversight is necessary. Then, they “asked for and received 10 months to conduct discovery.”

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

Complex Discovery

This committee, which includes individuals harmed by the opioid crisis and various insurers and companies with opioid claims, has sought permission from a bankruptcy court in White Plains, New York, to sue the Sacklers. They argue that the family should not escape accountability for their substantial role in fueling the opioid epidemic.

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No Longer ‘Bad Luck’ On Board

WA Bar News

With its roots in ancient scrolls and sea codes, maritime law is a diverse practice area covering all things vessel-related, be it shipping and cargo, collisions, pollution, marine insurance, or injury and death on the high seas. It can make you feel like youre not getting a fair shake with the mediator. www.mlaus.org.

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