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E-Discovery counsel Samantha V. Ettari's article "Rule 37(e) and Spoliation Sanctions Under the Amended Rules," appeared in the February 1, 2016, issue of the New York Law Journal.

State attorneys general (AGs) are the chief legal officers of their states, and their areas of concern are vast. Aggressive enforcement against telemarking, debt relief, privacy violations.

Federal courts have eliminated nearly any chance for unsuccessful trial court litigants to immediately appeal adverse privilege or work product rulings – inexplicably rejecting the obvious...

In the recent decision of Tulum Management USA LLC v. Casten, C.A. No 11321-VCN (Del. Ch. Nov. 9, 2015), Vice Chancellor Noble declined a party's request to stay a pending advancement case before the Delaware Court of Chancery.

In Loper Bright v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce, the Supreme Court overruled its landmark decision in Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (1984) in a 6-3 decision.

Hon. Timothy K. Lewis, co-chair of the Firm's Appellate and Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Groups, is the featured guest blogger for The Peter Jennings Project Blog.

The Northern District of California now offers an Ombudsperson Program through which members of the NDCA Bar may confidentially communicate feedback.

Florida's Third District Court of Appeal issued an opinion today that highlights the perils of de novo review.

The Attorney General, Mr. William Barr, issued a direction to the Federal Bureau of Prisoners (BOP) for adopting the addendum which qualifies for resuming capital punishment

The recent 6-3 Supreme Court decision in the Loper Bright case overturns the 1984 "Chevron deference" precedent, rejecting the practice of federal courts deferring to governmental agencies ...

The drafters of the US Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are expected to publish for comment on August 15, 2013, significant proposed changes to the discovery rules, which, if adopted, could materially reduce the cost and risk of litigation to many businesses and organizations.

Appellate and Supreme Court counsel Anthony Franze's ABA Journal article, "What Do Supreme Court Advocates Do with Their Feather Quill Mementos?" examines the Supreme Court tradition...

A discussion on where do the courts look when determining whether a litigant has proven attorney client privilege, as some courts assess a privilege or work product claim by relying on extrinsic evidence such as affidavits, while other courts look primarily or exclusively at the withheld documents themselves.

Judicial clerkships can provide unparalleled access and prestige to young lawyers just entering practice.

Effective December 1, 2015, the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York amended its rules.

Lynette Paczkowski has authored the chapters "Goals and Strategies" and "Preparing to Defend a Deposition" in MCLE's Massachusetts Deposition Practice Manual, fourth edition.

A federal court in Florida dismissed monopolization claims against the operator of the three largest online boat marketplace platforms, finding that while the defendant may possess monopoly power with roughly 75% market share, the plaintiff failed to adequately allege anticompetitive conduct. The court ruled that strategic acquisitions, contractual terms, and steep price increases—even exceeding 400% over a decade—do not constitute exclusionary conduct under Section 2 of the Sherman Act without

As previously reported, on December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction on the enforcement...