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Protective Order Barring Use of Discovery Materials in Other Litigation Was Vacated

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A protective order barring post-settlement use by plaintiffs’ counsel of defendant’s discovery responses in other litigation was vacated in Cordero v. The Ninth Circuit wrote: It is “well-established” in our case law that discovery is “presumptively public.” Stemilt AG Services, LLC, __ F. 4 th __, 2025 WL 1902292 (9 th Cir.

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Court’s Use of a Special Master to Assist EEOC in Obtaining Discovery from Defendant

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The alleged facts of the case demonstrate risks of future psychological harm and repetition of the injury against which plaintiffs are litigating. Accordingly, the court allows LZ to proceed in this case anonymously using her initials. Opportunity Comm’n v. Genesh, Inc., 2025 WL 1884724, at *1 (D.

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The Many Faces of AI Bias in Legal Practice

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Whether conducting risk assessments, validating vendor claims, or ensuring defensibility in litigation, recognizing the type of bias at play is foundational to effective governance. In legal practice, this same form of bias allows generative tools to draft clauses, retrieve relevant case law, or predict document responsiveness.

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What is the Stored Communications Act? Understanding the SCA & Subpoena Compliance

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When law enforcement serves a warrant or a civil litigant serves a subpoena seeking your company’s electronically stored information, is your organization prepared to properly respond? For instance, the government is often entitled to more information than a private civil litigant. the actual text of an email). See Google v.

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Litigants Can’t Agree; Judge Entered an ESI Protocol;  Party Objected to It; Objections Overruled

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The City Defendants objected to the ESI Order. The objection was overruled. As noted, after the court ruled, the City Defendants objected to the Magistrate Judges decision. The Hall court addressed each argument and overruled all of the City Defendants objections. In Rayome v. ABT Electronics , 2024 WL 1435098 (N.D.

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“Boilerplate” Objections Are Generally Condemned; Except When They’re Not

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27, 2024), “boilerplate” objections were sustained on the specific facts presented. BOILERPLATE OBJECTIONS HAVE GENERALLY BEEN CONDEMNED Boilerplate objections have generally been condemned. See General Objections, Dracula, and “Whac a Mole” (Apr. In Jacobs v. The Journal Publishing Co., 2024 WL 4333199 (D. 168, 170 n.1

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Another Approach to Drafting and Discovery of Litigation Hold Notices

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By definition, a litigation hold notice is a communication from an attorney to a client regarding the duty to preserve potentially responsive information. [1] 7, 2025), the court held that litigation hold notices were privileged. Defendants objected. DISCOVERY OF LITIGATION HOLD NOTICES HAS LONG BEEN AN ISSUE. Grimm (ret.)