By Randall Newsome | December 11, 2018
Much of what goes on in bankruptcy court has little to do with bankruptcy laws or rules. Commercial lawyers and litigators seeking a suitable ADR specialist to help resolve their disputes may want to consider a retired bankruptcy judge.
By Ross Todd | December 10, 2018
The ruling from the Fourth District Court of Appeal leaves in place terminating sanctions issued after the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc. refused to hand over a trove of documents concerning known molesters in the church.
By Roy Strom | November 27, 2018
A federal judge in Washington brought the hammer down on a Fox Rothschild team lead by Los Angeles-based partner Lincoln Bandlow who coordinates a national copyright infringement campaign for one of the most litigious companies in the U.S. over the past 13 months.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 27, 2018
A Ninth Circuit panel concluded that U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson used the right standard to keep documents sealed in a case claiming faulty power modules caused some Chrysler and Jeep vehicles to stall or have trouble starting.
By Charles Kagay | July 10, 2018
At the simplest level, "Espy" appears to be at best an incomplete guide to the question of whether presidential testimony can be compelled, since the decision addressed only a document subpoena.
By Ben Hancock | May 14, 2018
The conclusion of the study—that judges rarely grant discovery into litigation funding documents—helps explain why opponents of the industry are pushing for legislative and rule changes to require that funding agreements be disclosed.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 3, 2018
A LA judge has tentatively cleared the way for a Johnson & Johnson motion to toss out about 100 out-of-state plaintiffs from the coordinated talcum powder litigation in California in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's jurisdictional decision last year in Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California.
By Bruce Gerstman | April 10, 2018
A number of investigative techniques can bring even the most ingeniously opaque arrangements into the light.
By Nancy Harris and Robert Moutrie | March 22, 2018
A recent appellate decision confirmed that the prohibition on using Request For Admission denials or responses to contention interrogatories at trial cannot be circumvented by laying an impeachment trap for witnesses.
By Cheryl Miller | March 21, 2018
A federal magistrate judge says he intends to permit California to depose two officials—Thomas Homan, the Trump administration's pick to lead the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Todd Hoffman of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection department—as part of the suit seeking to block California's immigration laws. The judge told U.S. Justice Department attorneys to make sure the officials bring documents with them to the depositions.
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