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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

13, 2025), defendants waived their right to arbitration by moving to dismiss for failure to state a claim, negotiating an ESI Protocol, and engaging in discovery for 17 months. Discovery commenced after the Courts initial scheduling conference on August 15, 2023. Plaintiffs rented vehicles from defendants on several occasions.

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Deposition Misconduct: Rules, Risks, and Remedies

WA Bar News

First, by focusing on these two areas, I definitely do not imply that these are the only issues that can arise in either depositions or discovery more broadly. 9 Washington’s appellate courts have also long spoken to the need to “play fair” in discovery generally and with witness testimony in particular. Washington RPC 4.4(a)

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Civil Procedure AND Star Wars?

Joshua Gilliland

Discovery disputes often result in strong judicial rebukes. Judge Richard Jones must have felt he was dealing with a phantom menace of discovery disputes, because most of the issues in the case could have been solved if the parties actually had a meaningful a meet and confer. This case has both. Cedar Grove, at *5. Cedar Grove, at *8.