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Troutman Amin LLP

NOCK ON WOOD: Rare Order Granting a Plaintiff’s Request to Transfer Case Granted– TCPA Defendant Robbed of Summary Judgment?

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Unusual one for you today. In Nock v. Spring Energy, 2025 WL 2046196 (S.D. N.Y. July 22, 2025) the court entered an order transferring a TCPA case to Maryland. Ok, fairly blasé. What’s the point Czar? Well it was the...more

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Obtaining Out-of-State Third-Party Discovery: Where to Begin?

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A litigation before a court in one jurisdiction may require taking third-party discovery from third parties located in different jurisdictions. Litigants seeking third-party discovery from parties in other states may quickly...more

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Readily Ascertainable - WilmerHale's Trade Secret Bulletin: January 2025

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This month’s cases involve a cert petition to the U.S. Supreme Court on the extraterritorial application of the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act, a matter of first impression before the Court of Federal Claims, and a reminder...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Robin's quickie guide to motions to dismiss, summary judgment, and trial

What's the difference? There are three main ways for a defendant to bring a lawsuit to an end. Each involves a different level of proof – and of expense and hassle. It's better to get a lawsuit “disposed of” as early as...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

When Mere Objections Are Not Enough

It’s a common practice during a deposition for lawyers to assert legal objections to witness testimony but then allow the deposition to proceed. In fact, this practice is broadly encouraged. Depositions are wide-ranging...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Changing the Forum for a Motion to Quash a Subpoena

In Rullan v. Goden, 2024 WL 1191600 (D. Md. Mar. 20, 2024), the Hon. J. Mark Coulson construed a Fed.R.Civ.P. 45 motion to quash or modify a subpoena, which would have been heard in New York, as a Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(c) motion...more

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Second Circuit Confirms Extraterritorial Reach of Section 1782 and Clarifies Jurisdictional Requirements

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A recent Second Circuit decision provides important guidance on the scope and application of Section 1782, the expansive discovery provision that authorizes district courts to compel parties in the United States to provide...more

A&O Shearman

State Court Stays Discovery Under The PSLRA During Pendency Of Motion To Strike

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On May 15, 2019, Judge Charles T. Lee of the Connecticut Superior Court at Stamford granted a protective order staying discovery pending a motion to strike in an action alleging violations of the Securities Act of 1933 (the...more

Mintz - Arbitration, Mediation, ADR...

Pre-Arbitration Discovery: Turn to State Law Where the Federal Rules are Inadequate

As discussed in an earlier post, obtaining discovery from a non-party to an arbitration often is easier said than done. Depending on the law of the place of arbitration, arbitrators may not be able to compel document...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Mulvaney-Led CFPB Actively Litigates in Court Regarding Overdraft Policy-Related Evidence

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Many observers have reported on leadership changes at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and the potential shifts in policy priorities that may follow. However, in the new year, among the most interesting...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

IMLA Files Amicus Brief in Schultz v. Wescom

On Monday, IMLA filed its brief in Schultz v. Wescom, a petition stage Supreme Court case, which involves a question of whether a municipality/police officer may immediately appeal a decision by a district court to defer the...more

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