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How It Works: Briefpoint’s AI Solution for Propounding and Responding to Discovery Requests in Litigation

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In the latest episode of our video series How It Works, we bring you a demonstration of Briefpoint, a solution that uses artificial intelligence to draft discovery responses and discovery requests in litigation. It can generate responses […]

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The Little Engine That Could – Discovery of Litigation Funding Denied

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27, 2024), the court rejected defendant’s effort to discover documents sent by plaintiff to a litigation funder that permitted the lender to evaluate the value of plaintiff’s claims. Design sought and obtained litigation financing from Validity Finance. In Design With Friends, Inc. Target Corporation , 2024 WL 433114 (D.

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Self-Collection, Discovery About Discovery, and Curative Sanctions

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Among them were: general principles of discovery; the role of counsel in self-collection; discovery on discovery; the date that the litigation hold was triggered; whether reasonable post-trigger steps were taken; curative sanctions under Fed.R.Civ.P. It insists that it is not conducting unchecked discovery.”

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Court Appointed ESI Discovery Supervisor for ESI Protocol

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District Court for the District of Maryland as the “ESI Discovery Supervisor” in a complex commercial case, with the task of “oversee[ing] the negotiation of an ESI protocol.” Then, the process led to the filing of a “Stipulated ESI Protocol and Discovery Plan.” Discovery Plan” (Jan. It was an honor to be appointed by the U.

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Discovery About Discovery – When Was Duty to Preserve Triggered?

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15, 2024), the court “allowed [defendants] Hillrom to take limited discovery about when [plaintiff] Linet’s duty to preserve may have arisen….” In short, the court authorized discovery of privilege-log-type information, such as when plaintiff communicated with counsel prior to suit and the general subject-matter of those communications.

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Discovery From Former Attorney About Disputed Quid Pro Quo Offer to Opponent

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11, 2024), involved a request for discovery from a former Town attorney concerning an offer that he allegedly made to plaintiffs. The court: set out the governing standard for discovery from an attorney and, denied a request to depose the attorney; but, authorized a limited interrogatory to him. Albra , 2024 WL 4471672 (S.D.N.Y.

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E-Discovery 101 – – A Refresher on the Scope of Discovery + Boilerplate Objections Sustained

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9, 2024), provides a succinct summary of the scope of discovery under the December 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Information within this scope of discovery need not be admissible in evidence to be discoverable.” It – surprisingly – sustained boilerplate objections. The case involved a loan gone south.

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