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What “Expenses” Can a Non-Party Recover for Complying With a Discovery Subpoena?

E-Discovery LLC

20, 2024), the court addressed recovery of expenses by non-parties for responding to a subpoena. 45 (“Subpoena”) states: (b)(1) – Under some circumstances, witness fees and mileage must be paid. [1] It is alleged that the documents were then used by the mother in litigation against the sole member of OLPC. Fed.R.Civ.P.

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What Objections May Be Raised to a Subpoena by a Non-Party?

E-Discovery LLC

July 22, 2024), the Court addressed the type of objections that a subpoenaed non-party may make. That was a novel issue in Maryland. The Court held “that [nonparty] TST had standing to challenge the subpoena on grounds that some of the requests were overbroad and not relevant to the subject matter involved in the divorce action.”

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The Little Engine That Could – Discovery of Litigation Funding Denied

E-Discovery LLC

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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Discovery Dispute: “Both cannot be true.”

E-Discovery LLC

When it came to discovery, it wasn’t. Tekvantage and Teknowledgies are not parties to this litigation. Krantz issued third-party subpoenas to Tekvantage and Teknowledgies. RFP 1: “NO SUCH DOCUMENTS EXIST” Generally, when an attorney signs a discovery response under Fed.R.Civ.P. Lain also owned Tekvantage, Inc.

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You Subpoenaed My Documents, Shouldn’t You Pay for Them?

Percipient

Your company received a document subpoena in a legal dispute in which it is not involved. If the subpoena issued is in federal litigation, your company is likely responsible for the cost of compliance, especially if it has a connection to the litigation. Who covers the expense in responding to it? In United States v.

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Possession, Custody, or Control of Responsive Information by States Suing Meta

E-Discovery LLC

The September 6, 2024, decision in In Re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, 2024 WL 4125618 (N.D. 34 discovery requests propounded by defendant Meta Platforms, Inc., 34 discovery requests propounded by defendant Meta Platforms, Inc., It moved to compel production.

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Key COVID-19 Considerations for U.S. Discovery and Information Governance

Discovery Advocate

But we wanted to provide some concise guidance to help you think through the information governance and discovery challenges of unexpected large-scale remote access. Perfection in the discovery process is not required or possible. Don’t abandon your thoughtful discovery response programs. Reasonable and proportional efforts are.

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