By Charles Toutant | March 10, 2023
"To me the realization was that this whole system is a ticking time bomb, and something's got to change," attorney Tyler Hall said.
By Colleen Murphy | February 28, 2023
"But it goes without saying that the inquiries necessary to develop or resolve the jurisdictional dispute should precede discovery into areas irrelevant to that undertaking," stated the per curiam opinion. "Not only is a nonresident entitled to an expeditious disposition of a jurisdictional defense before being compelled to provide merits-based discovery, but the forum also has an interest in not having its resources expended or burdened by matters that should be litigated elsewhere."
By Avalon Zoppo | January 23, 2023
The justices' order lets stand a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit adopting the so-called "primary purpose" test, which requires that the main purpose of a communication be legal advice for it to be considered privileged.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 8, 2022
U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenberg ruled that plaintiffs' experts in the Zantac multidistrict litigation had "unreliable methodologies" and "analytical leaps" from existing data.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Diane D. Reynolds, Jena M. Valdetero and David A. Zetoony | November 8, 2022
The EDPB has stated that the transfer must be "occasional," and expressly recognizes that data transfers for the purpose of formal pre-trial discovery procedures in civil litigation may fall under this derogation.
By Charles Toutant | July 8, 2022
"Due to the failure of the defendants to produce the critical documents, the plaintiff was placed in a position of accepting a settlement well below the obligated amount," the suit claims.
By Charles Toutant | June 30, 2022
Judges Garry Rothstadt, Jessica Mayer and Arnold Natali Jr. said dismissing the case was "too drastic" a penalty for discovery violations and that lesser penalties were available.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Jeffrey S. Chiesa and Emil Bove | April 6, 2022
In anticipation of the need to advise clients on sanctions compliance, the possibility of enforcement actions, and during criminal investigations, this article discusses strategies for discovery litigation in the types of cases the Department of Justice (DOJ) has forecast.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Max Mitchell | March 25, 2022
"The higher the stakes the more they object and the more vocal they become in their objections," Cummins said.
By Allison Dunn | March 24, 2022
The New Jersey Appellate Division on Thursday upheld an $800,000 asbestos verdict against Ford Motor Co., rejecting the company's claims that the trial judge erred in ruling it violated a consent order for discovery and in leveling sanctions against it.
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