E-Discovery LLC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

It – surprisingly – sustained boilerplate objections. Interestingly, the Ho court sustained what appear to be boilerplate objections that plaintiff’s requests were “overly burdensome” and “irrelevant….” While boilerplate objections are generally ineffective, see General Objections, Dracula, and “Whac a Mole” (Apr.

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E-Discovery LLC

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The State’s newly-minted objections to the deposition topics come far too late , and are not persuasive.” Washington’s “newly-minted” objection asserted that “the entire notice is overbroad and unduly burdensome….” emphasis added). Instead, the issues addressed by Washington’s ‘proposed draft’ revisions to NNI’s notice were minor.”

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Objections Depositions Discovery Witnesses 130

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 7, 2024

If a property insurer is going to object to an appraisal panel member’s fee arrangement, it must do so early in the process – not after the panel provides an unfavorable, multimillion-dollar appraisal award. That was the word this week …

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Objections Insurance Litigation 119

Lawmatics

MARCH 1, 2023

Depositions are a critical tool for building a case, and as such, it is essential for attorneys of all skill levels to be well-versed in the various objections that can arise during the course of a deposition. While some objections are straightforward, others can be more nuanced and require a deep understanding of the legal system.

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Depositions Objections Witnesses Cross-Examination 130

Simple Legal

APRIL 5, 2023

Then, you can come to the table with facts that disprove those objections and clearly illustrate the benefits of bringing on a new platform. Use these 4 common objections to investing in new legal tech to build your counter-arguments. The post Top 4 objections to migrating from legacy legal tech appeared first on SimpleLegal.

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Objections Technology Legal Services 130

IP Watchdog

MARCH 27, 2024

The Federal Circuit remanded that portion of the case for a new trial so that the jury can properly consider each objective indicia of nonobviousness raised by Inline at trial.

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Jury Instructions Objections Litigation 65

CaseFox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

How many times have you heard an attorney or lawyer in a court say, “Objection, Your Honor!” But have you wondered what these are and how many types of objections are in court? Court objections are basically when a trial attorney objects to the opposing counsel’s questions or the testimony of the witness.

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E-Discovery LLC

OCTOBER 12, 2024

July 17, 2024), the court held that no privilege log was required until scope of discovery objections were resolved. See No Privilege Log Is Needed While Scope of Discovery Objections Are Pending (Aug. The Wiliams court reached the same result.

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Discovery Objections Healthcare 130

IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

law toward a more objective and logical patent system—and one that produces more accurate results. Ten years’ perspective on the new law, however, shows that its changes to patent policy have been more evolution rather than revolution. The AIA is simply the latest step in the long arc of moving U.S.

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Objections 125

IP Watchdog

AUGUST 24, 2023

The court found that the PTAB erred in its analysis of nexus between the claims and evidence of secondary considerations, as well as in its weighing of the objective indicia of nonobviousness.

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Objections Evidence Litigation 52

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 4, 2024

regulator said on Wednesday it still believes that air bag inflators in 49 million U.S. vehicles assembled by 13 automakers pose serious safety risks and it is considering issuing a recall. The issue has been linked to one …

Objections 105

Objections 105

Attorney at Work

JANUARY 23, 2023

The marketing objective is to get clients. The cybersecurity objective is to keep your data safe. Those two objectives are often at odds with one another. The post Can Marketing Make Your Law Firm Vulnerable to Cyberattacks? Absolutely appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Objections Technology 315

Attorney at Work

APRIL 13, 2023

The marketing objective is to get clients. The cybersecurity objective is to keep your data safe. Those two objectives are often at odds with one another. The post Beware of Ethical Perils When Using Generative AI appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Objections Technology 256

E-Discovery LLC

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Defendant Hirschbach added the following to its work product objection: Beyond this, Hirschbach objects to this request because it is overbroad, vague and ambiguous. Next , the court overruled the improper boilerplate objections. 26, 2024). _ [1] I will soon be posting an updated blog on boilerplate objections.

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Admissibility Discovery Objections Interrogatories 130

E-Discovery LLC

OCTOBER 18, 2024

I have always objected to any similar discovery request in an RPD for the following reasons. 34(b)(2)(A) states: “For each item or category, the response must either state that inspection and related activities will be permitted as requested or state with specificity the grounds for objecting to the request, including the reasons.

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Discovery Objections Litigation Trial Preparation 130

E-Discovery LLC

JUNE 24, 2024

2010)(emphasis added); see, e.g., Court Excused Party From Waiver by Failure to Provide Specific Objections (Aug. Furthermore, even when privilege objections are timely asserted, the failure to produce a proper privilege log generally constitutes waiver of the privilege objections.” In Bautech USA, Inc. Resolve Equip.,

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Interrogatories Objections Discovery Litigation 130

Legal Dive

AUGUST 5, 2024

Healthcare employees who were denied a vaccination exemption based on their Christian beliefs and concerns about the vaccine’s safety can sue the employer for violating Title VII, an appeals court panel held.

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Objections Healthcare 52

Civil Litigation Brief

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

There are many interesting aspects of the judgment of HHJ Melissa Clarke (sitting as a judge of the High Court) in Wilson v Ministry of Justice [2024] EWHC 2389 (KB). Here I want to concentrate upon the judgment relating to.

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Objections Evidence Witnesses 52

E-Discovery LLC

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Wiegand objected. After setting out the boilerplate on scope of discovery and requirements for a protective order, the Court wrote: “The burden is on the party resisting discovery to explain specifically why its objections, including those based on irrelevance, are proper given the broad and liberal construction of federal discovery rules.”

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Discovery Objections Admissibility Expert Testimony 130

E-Discovery LLC

AUGUST 25, 2024

Objections to discovery should be specific. Court Excused Party From Waiver by Failure to Provide Specific Objections (Aug. 11, 2022)(objections should be stated with particularity); General Objections, Dracula, and “Whac a Mole” (Apr. Boilerplate objections are both ineffective and sanctionable. 16, 2024).

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Objections Discovery Manufacturing 130

E-Discovery LLC

JULY 9, 2024

An in camera review is not appropriate merely because a party objects to assertions of privilege. And, a mere objection, or even a suspicion, is not a basis upon which the parties can shift a burden to the Court that they should bear themselves. For example, a “knee-jerk, boilerplate objection about undue burden,” has failed.

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Objections Discovery Litigation Insurance 130

Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The first step to setting clear success metrics for your business development coaching program is to identify the broad areas of improvement that will be the focus of the program (organizational objectives) and who the program will include (key segments). For example: Objective/Segment Initiatives. Copyright © LeadWise Group, Inc.

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Objections 246

WA Bar News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

1 The amendments to CR 26 affect objections, supplementation, and disclosure of experts. In response to the objection this might increase costs and introduce ambiguity, the Work Group determined most parties already ask for supplementation, so there is no net increase in work. General objections shall not be made.

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Depositions Discovery Objections Exhibits 66

E-Discovery LLC

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The defendants’ objection is overruled, and the requested documents are to be produced within the next 14 days. They are not an appropriate basis on which to base a discovery objection. They are not an appropriate basis on which to base a discovery objection. at *5; see, e.g., General Objections, Dracula, and “Whac a Mole” (Apr.

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Discovery Objections Evidence Litigation 130

Attorney at Work

JANUARY 11, 2023

Most business communications have one objective: to obtain a response. Focus on communicating better to increase your odds of a quick and meaningful reply. Lawyers spend a lot of time communicating to get work done. We communicate with clients, colleagues and each other.

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Objections 273

Gerry Oginski's New York Legal Blog

JUNE 26, 2018

That would be awesome if that were a proper legal objection. "Judge, What will he accomplish by yelling out "OBJECTION JUDGE! The point is that when you stand up and make an objection, it's supposed to be because the lawyer is doing something that's causing you concern. "Judge, HE'S WHINING!"

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Objections Witnesses Evidence 52

E-Discovery LLC

JULY 22, 2024

The ESI Protocol had several important clauses: “The agreed ESI Protocol Order allows the parties to provide a metadata-only privilege log with objective fields such as the date, sender and recipient, email subject or file name, and custodian, and without any privilege description.” “The

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Objections Discovery Precedent 130

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 5, 2024

Over objections by New Jersey Transit … A New Jersey Transit driver who suffered career-ending injuries from overheating after he was ordered to operate a train even though his cab’s temperature was 114 degrees can keep his $11.6 million jury award.

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Objections 111

IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Months after invalidating patent claims undergirding one of the largest infringement verdicts ever entered in U.S. district court, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) recently received a round of briefing regarding potential sanctions against petitioner Patent Quality Assurance (PQA). Once accused by the U.S.

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Discovery Objections Witnesses Litigation 69

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 5, 2024

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the family of a Philadelphia woman whose 2011 stabbing death was initially ruled a homicide before the medical examiner switched it to suicide after police objected. First-grade teacher Ellen …

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Objections 110

Civil Litigation Brief

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The case may be an object lesson in. In Cullen v Henniker-Major [2024] EWHC 2809 (KB) HHJ Ambrose (sitting as a Judge of the High Court) rejected the numerous allegations of fundamental dishonesty made by the defendant against the claimant.

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Objections Witnesses Evidence 64

E-Discovery LLC

AUGUST 31, 2024

These videos were admitted into evidence without objection and were contained in about 30 video exhibits. Over objection, Lieutenant McDonald testified that he focused on one of the suspects who wore distinctive attire. The court admitted the composite video over objection. before the shooting; on Pleasant Street at 12:17 a.m.

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Admissibility Exhibits Cross-Examination Evidence 130

E-Discovery LLC

AUGUST 16, 2024

The identification of non-custodial sources of data is a foundational issue, and you don’t get to make an objection to the other side’s disclosure and then hold on to that objection forever and ever, and years later ask to start the whole process over from scratch. We’re not starting this over from the beginning.

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Interrogatories Discovery Depositions Litigation 130

E-Discovery Team

JULY 30, 2024

No attorney ever wants to read something like this in a Court Order responding to their court filing: Iovino’s objections are incorrect on the merits and appear to cite fictitious cases and made-up quotations.

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Objections Technology 59

E-Discovery LLC

MAY 31, 2024

8, 2023); Court Uses an Informal Discovery Procedure to Hold That Untimely Objections Were Waived, and Answers to Interrogatories Defectively Referred to Deposition (Nov. 1, 2023)( untimely discovery objection was waived); cf. Failure to Object to Untimely Interrogatories Coupled With a Discovery Violation Leads to Reversal (Jan.

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Interrogatories Discovery Counterclaim Objections 130

IP Watchdog

AUGUST 8, 2024

These changes emphasize thorough and strategic responses to ensure all objections are properly addressed, paving the way for a more efficient patent granting process.

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Objections 111