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Three Motions for Sanctions Denied Under ESI Rule and Common Law

E-Discovery LLC

She claimed that her complaint led to her termination on August 26, 2022. The Court recited the key facts: “Plaintiff cites additional explicit text messages between herself and Mr. Roberts in her Complaint.” “At The Court ordered a forensic examination of the work phone by James Vaughn of iDiscovery Solutions. “Mr.

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Motion to Dismiss Filed by Judges of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

E-Discovery LLC

And, it also suggests that the Complaint does not identify any waiver of sovereign or absolute judicial immunity, and asserts that there is none in circumstances such as this. It points out that there is no “waiver of the district court’s sovereign immunity or abrogation of judicia immunity….”

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Making News: Talking With the Media

WA Bar News

When lawyers and public media cross paths, many issues can arise. Third, we will examine whether communications with media consultants assisting with litigation are privileged or otherwise protected. 9 (cross-referencing the appendix). In this column, we will look at three. First, we will survey the ethics rule—RPC 3.6—governing

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SCOTUS Dismisses Mexico's Case Against U.S. Gun Manufacturers

Practice of Law

Bullets Crossing Borders You probably have heard that Mexico has a big gun problem. Mexico’s complaint centered on three main claims: First, it asserted that manufacturers knowingly sold firearms to dealers who illegally supplied them to traffickers.

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Cross-Motions to Compel in Employment Lawsuit

E-Discovery LLC

1] The Court resolved cross-motions to compel. The defense sought a broad forensic examination of plaintiffs ESI, and plaintiffs question was who pays? The Cooper Court also ordered discovery of a cell phone providers text message log as a useful cross-check on the completeness of discovery. Emphasis added]. Sanders, 437 U.S.

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The Essential Purpose of Legal Writing: Importance, Types & Strategies

Legal Writing Launch

Pleadings: Pleadings are the formal documents filed with the court that state party positions in a lawsuit, including complaints, answers, petitions, and motions. For example, the complaint and answer are part of a record on appeal; counsel should take great care in drafting these documents, which an appellate court will review after a trial.

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Alternate Pathways: Your Questions Answered

WA Bar News

The Task Force was directed to “examine current and past bar examination methods, passage rates, and alternative licensure methods, assess disproportionate impacts on examinees of color and first generation examinees, consider the need for alternatives to the current bar exam, and analyze those potential alternatives.”