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“Self Help” Discovery Results in Striking of Wrongfully Obtained Evidence

E-Discovery LLC

At its most general level, the holding was that a litigant may not invoke the courts to assert their legal rights, then engage in extralegal conduct. In the Courts words, the sanction alleviated prejudice to the employer and signals to Campbell and other litigants that one must deal honestly before the courts. 25, 2025)(Bredar, J.),

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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. This article will explain the changes effected by the rule amendments and, with respect to CR 26, provide context considered by the Civil Litigation Rules Revision Work Group in drafting the proposed amendments to illustrate their impact.

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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

Discovery had been conducted for almost a year and the deadlines extended three times. Plaintiff seeks limited discovery regarding the missing documents and a negative inference jury instruction regarding the contents of Vanderpool’s and Dupree’s personnel files and the missing emails. 25, 2024)(Sullivan, J.),