Sat.May 24, 2025

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Profanity and Threats Are Not a “Good Faith” Conference

E-Discovery LLC

Marris Hoffee and Michael Berman Milne v. ProAll Intl. Mfg., Inc., 2025 WL 1374124 (C.D. Cal. May 12, 2025), presents an unremarkable holding arising from remarkable facts. Plaintiffs brought tort claims, including fraud, against Defendants and later filed a motion for discovery sanctions. Under the courts local rules, such motions require a good faith conference and other procedures before filing a discovery motion.

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Two Ex-Lottery.com Executives Plead Guilty to Securities Fraud

Securities Docket

Two former Lottery.com Inc. executives have pleaded guilty to securities fraud charges in connection with a scheme to fraudulently inflate the financial results of a company that promoted itself as the lottery equivalent of Uber or Doordash. Ryan Dickinson, the companys former chief financial officer, pleaded guilty Thursday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, to make false and misleading statements in proxy statem

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As Trump Abandons Police Reforms, These Local Officials Vow to Press On

The Marshall Project

The Department of Justice said its pulling back from policing changes. Will cities and states have the tools to enforce them?

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Lavrov’s Line in the Sand: Why Russia’s Demands Signal a Long War in Ukraine

Complex Discovery

Editor’s Note: This article is based on the May 23, 2025, Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment by the Institute for the Study of War and offers an integrated examination of key developments across military, diplomatic, and domestic fronts in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian conflict. At the forefront of the assessment is Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrovs declaration that any future peace settlement must prevent Ukraine from ever electing a pro-Western governmenta stark articulation of Mo

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Prep with Purpose: How to Build Better Trial Binders

Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Get ready to master the art and science of trial preparation organization that top attorneys rely on in this exclusive webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will walk through proven systems for creating comprehensive trial notebooks and binders that transform scattered case materials into a powerful command center. Learning Objectives: Strategic Organization 📊 Learn the essential sections every trial notebook needs and how to structure them for maximum clarity and acce