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Judge Sends Coinbase Back to the Drawing Board Over Efforts to Subpoena SEC’s Gary Gensler

Securities Docket

Jorge Tenreiro, an SEC senior trial attorney, said Gensler’s communications before he became chair of the agency were not relevant to the case, adding that the SEC chair is neither a fact nor expert witness in the case and could set a concerning precedent in future cases.

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Defendant’s Failure to Preserve Surveillance Video Supports Waiver of Investigator’s Fact Work Product

E-Discovery LLC

Defendant Kroger moved to quash a subpoena served by the plaintiff, Mr. Whitmore, on a nonparty claims investigator, Sedgwick Claims Service. Because Kroger did not rely on the subpoena rule, Fed.R.Civ.P. Mr. Whitmore issued a subpoena to Sedgwick for email, communications, and video footage regarding the claim. emphasis added].

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“Youth Social Media Judge Threatens Contempt Against State AGs”

E-Discovery LLC

The States and State Attorneys General “object[ed] to treating their respective state agencies as being subject to party discovery and insist[ed] that all of these agencies are third parties from whom Meta should seek documents by subpoenas under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45.” quoting Cook v. Meta Platforms, Inc., 2024 WL 4133811 (N.D.

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San Francisco’s Legal Battle Against AI-Generated Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery

Complex Discovery

The outcome could set significant legal precedents, influencing global efforts to regulate AI-driven abuses and protect vulnerable individuals from online harm. This case, initiated by David Chiu, the elected city attorney of San Francisco, has gained international attention for its potential to set a significant legal precedent.

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Hiding Assets In A Minnesota Divorce: How Courts Address Concealment And Dissipation

SW&L Attorneys Blog

Subpoena Financial Records. Courts favor transparency, and subpoenaed records often highlight concealment attempts. Conclusion: Minnesota courts have set a strong precedent against asset concealment in divorce cases. Minnesota courts frequently rely on their findings to detect concealed assets.

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Fast, Smart, and Empathetic: How DISCO’s Culture Drives Legal Tech Innovation (TGIR Ep. 217)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

And I mentioned earlier that we have the capabilities to intake complaints, or subpoenas, we can now with the release of this product actually generate a statement of facts from that specific complaint. It’s just an industry thing that probably needs to happen in light of the technology’s increasing role in legal service delivery.

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Waiver of Untimely Objections to Interrogatories: Is it = or ≠ to Requests for Production of Documents?

E-Discovery LLC

The court cited precedent that patience in agreeing to wait for answers beyond the [response] period cannot be considered as a stay or an extension of the time for filing objections. 1958) (Discovery rules dealing with depositions and subpoenas are in pari materia to Rule 34, dealing with document production). American Pigment Corp.,