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Decision on How to Best Search for ESI – Court Orders ESI Protocol in “Epic of Dysfunctional Discovery,” With Unique Clawback Provision

E-Discovery LLC

In a case where the plaintiff seeks $24,000,000 in damages, the court stated: “Today we write the next chapter in this litigation, a case which threatens to become an epic of dysfunctional discovery…. The parties have long been embroiled in contentious discovery disputes.” Everlast Roofing , Inc. Wilson , 2025 WL 1959345 (M.D.

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

E-Discovery LLC

18, 2025) (“ Genesh IV ”), after several rulings adverse to Genesh, the court appointed a Special Master to facilitate the plaintiff EEOC’s discovery from the defendant , Genesh, Inc. A substantial amount of discovery took place before Ms. Genesh, Inc., 24-2445-DDC-ADM (D. 2000e-5(f)(1); however, Genesh asserted that Ms. Genesh, Inc.,

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Scheduling Orders Are Mandatory; Vital to Caseload Management; and, Enforced Even Where Parties Got Themselves Into a “Pickle” by Dilatory Efforts to Cooperate

E-Discovery LLC

1, 2024), opens with the court’s statement that: The parties jointly ask to extend the discovery deadline and continue the trial. As the parties have demonstrated that they cannot manage the discovery process efficiently on their own, court oversight is necessary. Then, they “asked for and received 10 months to conduct discovery.”

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11 ChatGPT Prompts to Transforming Your Legal Practice

Lawmatics

It's a great tool during the preparation phase for depositions or trials. 4 Honing Negotiation Skills Prompt: "Take the role of a mediator in a contentious divorce case where assets and child custody are in dispute. It can be utilized in preparation for mediation or negotiation sessions.

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The Complete Guide to Drafting Legal Document Review Protocols

Percipient

When lawyers prepare for litigation, depositions, mediations, or even internal investigations, they conduct a document review to find all the documents related to the project. If the document review is large enough, they may enlist the help of others, like document review attorneys.

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No Longer ‘Bad Luck’ On Board

WA Bar News

Challenges: I still encounter what I call mens room mediation, which is probably not unique to maritime law, but happens when a male attorney and a male mediator will have case-related conferences in places like the mens roomand exclude women. It can make you feel like youre not getting a fair shake with the mediator.