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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 Second , it wrote that the duty to preserve “is triggered when litigation is reasonably anticipated.”

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7 Legal Workflow Examples to Handle Tasks With Less Effort

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It lays out the exact steps needed to complete something, like drafting a contract, onboarding a client, or preparing for litigation. Keeps Everyone on the Same Page In any legal team, its easy for wires to get crossed. Teams that automate legal workflows in litigation save time and avoid unnecessary delays.

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

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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. 2 Second, we will look at whether the litigation privilege, which generally shields lawyers from defamation claims for statements made in the courtroom, extends to statements to the media. In this column, we will look at three. Washington RPC 3.6 First, RPC 3.6(a)

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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. Regardless, the ruling is a big win for gun makers and enthusiasts alike.

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Should Discovery be Stayed Pending Ruling on Dispositive Motion?

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31, 2025), the court denied defendants request to stay discovery pending a ruling on defendants motion to dismiss the complaint. On the other hand, a stay of discovery pending the resolution a potentially dispositive motion furthers the goal of efficiency for the courts and the litigants. Event Tickets Center, Inc., cleaned up).

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Five Key Points from the Invasion of Privacy Lawsuit Against OpenAI

IP Watchdog

District Court for the District of Northern California, for allegedly stealing private information from millions of internet users.