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What's New in the Courts

May 22, 2009

Louisiana Supreme Court Reinforces Common Causation as Critical to Certification of Mass Tort Actions.

Written by Steve Herman
May 20, 2009

Presidential Memo Curtails Efforts to Effectuate Preemption thru Regulatory Agencies.

Written by Steve Herman
May 19, 2009

Magistrate in District of New Jersey Holds that Right to Production in Native Format Can Be Waived.

Written by Steve Herman
April 29, 2009

Court in the Eastern District of Wisconsin Denies Requests for All Electronically-Stored Information Absent Showing of Concealment of Data or Inability to Respond.

Written by Steve Herman
March 19, 2009

Magistrate in the Southern District of New York Advises Counsel to Consult Experts and to Cooperate with Each Other in the Development of Keywrod Search Terms.

Written by Steve Herman
February 24, 2009

District Court Orders ChevronTexaco to Pay Benefits to Misclassified Employees.

Written by Steve Herman
January 30, 2009

Alleged Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Protections vitiated by Crime-Fraud Exception where Law Firm Assisted Client in Concealing Relevant Documents from Opposing Party and the Court.

Written by Steve Herman
January 26, 2009

Magistrate Rejects “Claw Back” of Privileged Documents Previously Turned Over to the SEC.

Written by Steve Herman
January 13, 2009

Louisiana Fifth Circuit Recognizes Impairment of a Civil Action as Independent Tort.

Written by Steve Herman
January 13, 2009

California State Assembly Approves California Electronic Discovery Act.

Written by Steve Herman