What's New in the Courts

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
January 13, 2009

State of Washington Court of Appeals Rules that Criminal Defendant is Entitled to Contents of Hard Drive Seized by Prosecutors.

Written by Steve Herman
January 13, 2009

Arizona Court of Appeal Finds that Metadata is Not a “Public Record”.

Written by Steve Herman
January 13, 2009

Fifth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment Dismissing Chronic Beryllium Disease Claims on Daubert Grounds; Court Further Finds that Beryllium Sensitization is Not a Compensable “Injury”.

Written by Steve Herman