E-Discovery LLC

JULY 26, 2025

37-3 states: Unless the Court in its discretion otherwise allows, no discovery motions may be filed or heard on an ex parte basis absent a showing of irreparable injury or prejudice not attributable to the lack of diligence of the moving party. Plaintiff is concerned about the clock ticking on its discovery cutoff, and rightly so.

Discovery

E-Discovery LLC

JULY 15, 2025

At the time of the spoliation motion, discovery was incomplete and no milestone for filing summary judgment motions had been set. The least disruptive time to undertake this is during the discovery phase, not after it has closed…. eds., “ Managing E-Discovery and ESI: From Pre-Litigation Through Trial ” (American Bar Assoc.

Discovery

E-Discovery LLC

JULY 6, 2025

Sidley moved to compel production of documents by a third party law firm, Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP (“SGR”) and also “deposition testimony concerning the Cácereses’ communications with their attorneys about their potential claims against Sidley, including facts supporting such claims, which Plaintiffs and SGR have asserted are privileged.”

Interrogatories

E-Discovery LLC

JULY 31, 2025

Plaintiff Payne moved to compel discovery from Defendant Herman. The Maryland Court published “Guidelines for Uniform Instructions and Definitions for Use in Discovery Requests.” Both approaches seem focused on the same goal – avoiding unreasonable, lengthy, convoluted definitions to discovery requests. Union Pac.

Interrogatories

E-Discovery LLC

JULY 14, 2025

”Applying the clear and convincing standard, Amazon’s withholding of almost 70,000 documents until the eve of, and after, the April 25, 2025 discovery cutoff—including the documents identified above—was tantamount to bad faith.” The issue was whether Amazon acted in bad faith during discovery. Discovery closed on April 25, 2025….

Discovery

E-Discovery LLC

JULY 11, 2025

The decision is one part of vigorously-litigated [1] discovery in a civil rights lawsuit. Defendants sought discovery of those materials, arguing that certain entries related to only “fact work product” that should be disclosed. The Court wrote: The distinction is critical to discovery disputes. Hall , 2025 WL 1024069, at *2.

Witnesses

Steno

JANUARY 6, 2025

Executive Summary Challenge: After decades of litigation experience, attorney Mike Marzban recognized that colleagues were often too shy to provide candid feedback on his deposition technique. He needed an objective way to evaluate his performance and identify potential blind spots in his questioning strategies.

Depositions

E-Discovery LLC

JULY 1, 2025

May 5, 2025), For more on the “apex doctrine” outside of the context of document custodians, please see “Apex” Depositions of High Government Officials Under the “Morgan” Doctrine (May 20, 2025). 2025 WL 176001, at *1 (cleaned up; citations and quotations omitted). That might also have circumvented the “apex” issue. Lambert , __ Md.

Objections

E-Discovery LLC

JULY 3, 2025

The Court pointed to several salient facts: “Curiously, Plaintiff testified at deposition that she had not even retained a lawyer until nearly one month after the call.” “But Cooper had asked for test results early, she did not ask for the swabs until late in the discovery process. Roberts was fired the next day.

Evidence

E-Discovery LLC

JULY 20, 2025

It has also generated a cottage industry of discovery decisions. Westlaw lists 13 decisions (not all on discovery) since February 2025. Vasquez, Blake Lively’s Deposition Pushed Back by 2 Weeks After Judge’s Latest Ruling in Justin Baldoni Case (Jul. Wayfarer Studios LLC, 2025 WL 1999355 (S.D.N.Y. 14, 2025); I. 14, 2025); E.

Interrogatories

Percipient

MAY 30, 2025

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Legal Services

Planet Depos

JUNE 17, 2025

In addition to official court reporters who are employed by the courts and work inside the courtroom, there are freelance court reporters who provide services through the discovery phase of litigation for depositions. Why would an attorney schedule a videographer?

Depositions

Complex Discovery

JUNE 7, 2025

The timing was no coincidence—as World War II drew to a close and the United States demonstrated the devastating power of atomic weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Soviet leadership recognized that nuclear capability had become essential for maintaining superpower status.

Cross-Examination

Joseph, Hollander & Craft

JULY 31, 2025

The law firm found that many of its lawyers were being required to take on collateral activities, such as giving depositions, and were, presumably, having some difficulty being paid for this work from estates. a) provides that a lawyer shall not make an agreement for, charge, or collect “a clearly excessive fee.”

Cross-Examination

E-Discovery LLC

JULY 22, 2025

E-Discovery LLC (Jul. And if this suit succeeds, it will not be the last – and the next suit could name the [United States Court of Appeals for the] Fourth Circuit [1] and cause greater disruption still. Merrill , 332 U.S. 380, 387 (1947)(Jackson, J., and Douglas, J., dissenting). What Would Justice Rehnquist Say? –

Cross-Complaint

Practice of Law

JUNE 18, 2025

He’s singled out for possible personal sanctions due to his conduct during discovery. They also allege that Joseph Mazzara, the general counsel of Homeland Security and a lawyer involved in the case, may have given untruthful testimony under oath — a claim supported by internal communications reported in the press.

Discovery

Law Sites

JULY 17, 2025

One of the areas of legal practice in which generative artificial intelligence is having a significant impact is litigation, bringing new products designed to handle the time-intensive work of conducting discovery, sifting through evidence, analyzing depositions and preparing for trial.

Depositions

E-Discovery LLC

AUGUST 9, 2024

Plaintiff also presented a fall-back privilege log issue: “Plaintiff argues that if Defendant is permitted to withhold the video until after his deposition, he should be required to include more detail on his privilege log, including exact dates of surveillance and descriptions of the video(s)’ contents.”

Depositions

E-Discovery LLC

AUGUST 14, 2024

defendant was sanctioned for belatedly canceling depositions that were scheduled at the discovery cutoff date. In this employment discrimination case, the defendant had noted depositions of Ms. Jones’ deposition. We notified you as soon as we learned the depositions would not be going forward.” 7, 2024)(Simms, J.),

Depositions

WA Bar News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

They will require a material change in the way many attorneys practice discovery. 1, 2024, codify procedure for depositions by remote means. Except for special proceedings, a case schedule deadline to disclose experts does not excuse a party from timely responding to expert discovery to the extent responsive information is available.

Depositions

E-Discovery LLC

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In response to the Taylor plaintiffs, Google challenged unreasonably broad demands for discovery on discovery, [that] are unsupported by any showing that relevant evidence is missing or that Googles production is deficient or otherwise improper. In my opinion, that omission was dispositive almost by itself. at *2 (cleaned up); cf.

Discovery

E-Discovery LLC

APRIL 6, 2025

3, 2025) (per curiam), the intermediate appellate court affirmed a dismissal with prejudice in consolidated cases due to discovery violations. Defendants motion to compel discovery was granted on March 28, 2024. She claimed that she had been unable to find an attorney. The trial court dismissed the case, and this appeal followed.

Discovery

E-Discovery LLC

MAY 20, 2025

May 5, 2025), addressed the important issue of apex depositions in the governmental context. Plaintiffs, a parent and a school-age minor, in a personal injury claim against a school system sought the depositions of nine high-ranking government employees. May 19, 2025)(deposition of CFO and Senior V.P. of private entity).

Depositions

E-Discovery LLC

OCTOBER 17, 2024

11, 2024), involved a request for discovery from a former Town attorney concerning an offer that he allegedly made to plaintiffs. The court: set out the governing standard for discovery from an attorney and, denied a request to depose the attorney; but, authorized a limited interrogatory to him. Albra , 2024 WL 4471672 (S.D.N.Y.

Discovery

E-Discovery LLC

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Among them were: general principles of discovery; the role of counsel in self-collection; discovery on discovery; the date that the litigation hold was triggered; whether reasonable post-trigger steps were taken; curative sanctions under Fed.R.Civ.P. It insists that it is not conducting unchecked discovery.”

Discovery

E-Discovery LLC

DECEMBER 16, 2024

26, 2024)(unreported), dismissals for discovery violations were affirmed. Nguh, one owner, propounded discovery on Mr. Etame, the opposing owner. The Appellate Court wrote: Mr. Etame failed to respond to discovery, and on March 3, 2022, Ms. Etame did not appear for his deposition on March 10, 2022. As a result, Ms.

Discovery

E-Discovery LLC

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

the Court addressed two important discovery issues. Second , where a Rule 30(b)(6) deponent reviewed an allegedly privileged document in deposition preparation in order to refresh her memory, the privilege, if any, was waived. In Faulkenberry v. Austin , 2024 WL 4056761 (D. 5, 2024)(Coulson, J.), at *2 (emphasis added).

Depositions

E-Discovery LLC

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Plaintiffs did not disclose the identity of the consultant or the work performed; however, it came out in Dr. Singers deposition. Tesla moved to compel the whole ball of wax identity, a deposition, all documents and communications, invoices, etc. 26(a)(2) governs discovery of expert testimony. Plaintiffs offered half a loaf.

Discovery

E-Discovery LLC

OCTOBER 16, 2024

When it came to discovery, it wasn’t. RFP 1: “NO SUCH DOCUMENTS EXIST” Generally, when an attorney signs a discovery response under Fed.R.Civ.P. Discovery is the Lawyer’s X-Ray; However, an MRI May Not Be Reasonable (Sep. Kranz & Associates Holdings, LLC v. Lain , 2024 WL 4476655 (N.D. Lain also owned Tekvantage, Inc.

Discovery

E-Discovery LLC

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

13, 2025), defendants waived their right to arbitration by moving to dismiss for failure to state a claim, negotiating an ESI Protocol, and engaging in discovery for 17 months. Discovery commenced after the Courts initial scheduling conference on August 15, 2023. Avis Rent a Car System LLC , 2025 WL 484588 (D.N.J.

Arbitration

E-Discovery LLC

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

They produced documents and a privilege log, but objected to a deposition. OLPC moved to compel a deposition and for additional documents or an updated privilege log. That motion was granted in part, with the court ordering the law firm to produce documents or an adequate privilege log and compelling the deposition.

Subpoenas

E-Discovery LLC

APRIL 10, 2025

The Sedona Conference has posted its Commentary on Discovery of Collaboration Platforms Data, Public Comment Version (Apr. 26(b)(1) states that [i]nformation within this scope of discovery need not be admissible in evidence to be discoverable, discoverable material that does not meet evidentiary standards may be of little or limited value.

Discovery

Discovery Advocate

MAY 21, 2020

As courts and litigants adapt to the new normal by instituting social distancing measures through remote hearings and depositions, how we preserve, collect and produce documents should not be an afterthought. Postpone that discovery until such a time it is safe and permissible to collect the potentially relevant data.

Discovery

Discovery Advocate

MAY 20, 2020

As courts and litigants adapt to the new normal by instituting social distancing measures through remote hearings and depositions, how we preserve, collect and produce documents should not be an afterthought. Postpone that discovery until such a time it is safe and permissible to collect the potentially relevant data.

Discovery

Attorney at Work

MAY 28, 2022

From time to time, opposing counsel may act in an uncivil or unprofessional manner during a telephone call, where there is no official record as there might be in a deposition or a written communication. During a Deposition. Opposing counsel may try to intimidate you during a deposition, hoping to fluster you if you are inexperienced.

Depositions

WA Bar News

JUNE 11, 2024

In this column, we’ll address a narrower, but more common, subset of deposition misconduct that the ABA opinion touches on: improper “coaching” during depositions and improper objections intended to impede the questioner. 10 Second, we’ll focus on depositions rather than hearings or trials. Washington RPC 4.4(a)

Depositions

Planet Depos

DECEMBER 15, 2024

There are countries that do not allow taking depositions for a number of reasons. This can obviously lead to numerous discovery problems that can make or break a case. So, what do you do if you need to depose a witness who resides in a country where depositions are not permitted? Pay for the witness travel.

Depositions