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Kirk Hartley
Aug 22, 20181 min read
Kiobel – Notable Ruling on Cross-Border Discovery from Lawyers
As litigation becomes more global, new issues arise as parties seek to use local discovery processes in aid of cases in other countries....
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Kirk Hartley
Aug 5, 20181 min read
Kiobel – Notable Ruling on Cross-Border Discovery from Lawyers
As litigation becomes more global, new issues arise as parties seek to use local discovery processes in aid of cases in other countries....
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Kirk Hartley
Feb 25, 20181 min read
Discovery Sanctions in Delaware – Is There a Larger Lesson?
It feels as if courts are running out of patience or tolerance for litigants who 1) are repeat players in the litigation industry, and 2)...
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Kirk Hartley
Feb 20, 20181 min read
Analysis of NY Court Of Appeals Ruling on Discovery of “Facebook” Materials
Last week’s “Facebook” discovery ruling by the New York Court of Appeals has provided some headlines. A cogent synopsis/analysis is...
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Kirk Hartley
Apr 29, 20161 min read
Go See “Handy-Dandy Checklist for Admissibility of Electronic Evidence”
See the April 26, 2016 post from Jim Beck at Drug and Device blog.
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Kirk Hartley
Sep 22, 20141 min read
Categorical Privilege Logs – How Will They Work?
Are categorical privilege logs the future in New York, and if so, how will that work? Gibson Dunn lawyers provide some views and a brief...
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Kirk Hartley
Sep 16, 20141 min read
NFL Concussion Litigation – Actuarial Reports Disclosed, and More Discovery Sought
Transparency as to class action damages is starting to move forward with respect to the NFL concussion litigation. As previously noted,...
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Kirk Hartley
Sep 10, 20141 min read
Contrasts in Access to Data – Asbestos Bankruptcies and Underlying Litigation, versus Concussi
In the NFL concussion litigation, the federal judge overseeing the case has now ordered release of supporting financial calculations for...
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Kirk Hartley
Jul 11, 20141 min read
Privilege Log Changes in New York
In the age of email, tweets and more, e-discovery and its volume create issues and expense that did not exist in the days of paper. So,...
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Kirk Hartley
Jun 27, 20141 min read
The Consequences of Conferences During Depositions – Citations and Interesting Views
When can a lawyer and witness talk privately during a deposition, and what are the consequences? A June 27, 2014 post from Max Kennerly...
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Kirk Hartley
May 23, 20141 min read
Drug and Device Blog Covers Deposing FDA Officials
When, if at all, are current FDA employee allowed and/or willing to provide deposition testimony? For the answers, see this May 22, 2014...
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Kirk Hartley
Apr 30, 20141 min read
“Ten Ideas for Better Depositions”
My former partner, Pat Lamb, is an ABA proclaimed ‘Legal Rebel” and has been busy writing about improvements to litigation. The ABA...
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Kirk Hartley
Dec 31, 20131 min read
Chinese Defendant Subject to US Discovery With Limited Ability to Assert Work-Products or Attorney-C
Never bashful about breaking new ground, Judge Shira Scheindlin issued a detailed October 25, 2013 opinion on discovery against the Bank...
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Kirk Hartley
Dec 27, 20131 min read
Discovery About Discovery
Courtesy of ILS, an e-discovery service, is a brief but useful article on a new opinion exploring "discovery about discovery." The...
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Kirk Hartley
Aug 28, 20131 min read
EDiscovery Experts for the Plaintiff’s Bar
It is the age of specialization. A prime example these days lies in e-discovery. The market is becoming even more specialized as some...
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Kirk Hartley
Jun 1, 20121 min read
When is an Arbitral Panel an International Tribunal for Purposes of Discovery under Section 1872 ?
Opinio Juris highlights an upcoming article on an important issue: "When is an arbitral panel an international tribunal for purposes of...
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Kirk Hartley
Dec 8, 20092 min read
Multinational Product Liability Defendant Must Search Broadly or Move for Protective Order
Here is a paper from Perkins Coie on a Washington Supreme Court opinion approving an $ 8 million judgment entered against Hyundai as a...
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Kirk Hartley
Nov 27, 20091 min read
Taking Discovery Against the UK’s FSA Regulatory Agency ?
Here is an interesting paper from the Lehman bankruptcy. It is a motion for discovery against the UK’s Financial Services Authority and...
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Kirk Hartley
Aug 29, 20091 min read
One MDL Magistrate Judge Says Narrow Discovery May Be Taken Regarding Prefiling Investigation in a M
How much pre-filing inquiry is needed for a “mass tort” product laibility claim, and when must be it done ? A recent opinion in the...
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