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Amending a Complaint Does Not Circumvent a Prior Sanctions Order Barring “Claims” Evidence

E-Discovery LLC

The circuit court order precluded plaintiffs “from supporting claims and/or introducing evidence in support of claims” that defendants breached the standard of care. It also precluded them from introducing evidence at trial if the evidence was the subject of unanswered discovery requests. emphasis added].

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“Self Help” Discovery Results in Striking of Wrongfully Obtained Evidence

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9, 2023)(Courts have recognized that sanctions may be imposed for improperly obtaining evidence.). It wrote: Pursuant to its inherent authority, the Court will strike the improperly used material from the pleadings, and Campbell will be barred from using it as evidence in this litigation, except for purposes of rebuttal or impeachment.

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Creating an Appellate Record of Audio, Audiovisual, or Video Evidence

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The Reporter’s Note to Proposed Rule 1-322(a)(filing of pleadings and motions), states: “Proposed new subsection (a)(6) authorizes digital media, as defined by Rule 1- 202, to be transmitted using a digital storage platform approved by the State Court Administrator.” It could then be considered on appeal.

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THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 14: THE DEFENDANT COULD GIVE EVIDENCE OF MATTERS THAT WERE NOT PLEADED

Civil Litigation Brief

Today we are looking at a case where the judge rejected an argument that evidence could not be given because the particular issue had not been pleaded. The judge held that, on the facts of this case, the evidence was.

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THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 10: THE DUTIES ON A PARTY PLEADING ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD OR DECEIT

Civil Litigation Brief

Allegations of fraud have to be pleaded with care. Those pleading such assertions must have “reasonably credible material” to support them. Here we look at a case where allegations of deceit were made. The judge found that the allegations had.

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THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 15: THE CLAIMANT HAD NOT PLEADED AN ISSUE SHE WANTED TO RELY ON AT TRIAL: THE ISSUE WAS “NOT PURSUED”

Civil Litigation Brief

Here we look at an example of a claimant wishing to pursue a specific line of argument but having to accept that it was not pleaded and that. This series is giving rise to more cases than I initially thought.

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THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 3: EXPERT EVIDENCE WAS NOT NECESSARY, NOT PROPORTIONATE AND DID NOT REALLY RELATE TO THE PLEADED ISSUES

Civil Litigation Brief

There is a consideration of the principles relating to the use of expert evidence in the judgment of Mr Justice Fancourt in Cohen & Ors v Co-operative Group Ltd & Ors [2025] EWHC 526 (Ch). The judge rejected the claimants’