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Ultimate Sanction Imposed for Discovery Violations

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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. Under Maryland Rule 1-104, it cannot be cited as precedent or persuasive. cleaned up; citation omitted).

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“Diligent Search,” But No Responsive Data, is Insufficient Response

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May 30, 2025), the EEOC prevailed on several discovery disputes. The agency moved to compel discovery responses. The EEOC also asked the court to order Mia Aesthetics to retain an e-discovery vendor. Book Review: “Zubulake’s e-Discovery: The Untold Story of My Search for Justice,” by Ms. Webb sent to management; 3) Ms.

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Discretionary Stay of Discovery Pending Decision on Dispositive Motion

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Defendants moved to stay all discovery deadlines pending a resolution of their motion to compel arbitration and for a stay pending arbitration. The motion to stay discovery was granted. The Court wrote that: It is axiomatic that district courts enjoy substantial discretion in managing discovery. 10, 2025)(Austin, J.),

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Sanctions for Failure to Comply With a Scheduling Order That Set Discovery Milestones

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13, 2025)(unreported), [1] sanctions were imposed for failure to comply with discovery milestones in a scheduling order. Further: Where the asserted scheduling order violation involves a discovery failure, the trial court has wide discretion to determine what sanction, if any, is appropriate. Hyde , 2025 WL 79685 (Appl. July 9, 2023).

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The New York Times and Amazon Forge AI Content Licensing Deal, Setting a Precedent for Media-Tech Collaboration

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For cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery professionals, this collaboration signals evolving norms around data ownership, licensing, and responsible AI deployment—issues central to managing digital content in compliance-driven environments.

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The History of E-Discovery is Both Interesting and Important

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E-discovery blazed across the litigation sky more than two decades ago. Ball, Electronic Discovery Workbook (2019), 47 n. E-discovery is more complex than paper discovery; but then, electric lighting is more complex than candles, and cars more complex than bicycles. Marcus, E-Discovery Beyond the Federal Rules, 37 U.

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Non-Testifying Consultant Subject to Discovery Where Testifying Expert Relied on Consultant’s Work

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26(a)(2) governs discovery of expert testimony. The Jackson court cited Ninth Circuit authority for the proposition that the non-testifying expert rule is not intended to impede discovery about testifying experts. Tesla moved to compel the whole ball of wax identity, a deposition, all documents and communications, invoices, etc.

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