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Missouri Supreme Court Railroad Case’s Upjohn Analysis Goes Off the Tracks: Part II

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Last week’s Privilege Point described the Missouri Supreme Court’s understandable conclusion that a railroad employee did not have a personal attorney-client relationship with railroad lawyers who interviewed her about an...more

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Navigating the Survey Seas: The Timing and Impact of Survey Evidence in Trademark Litigation

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In the world of trademark litigation, surveys play a crucial role in tackling issues like confusion, secondary meaning, and dilution. However, the timing of survey disclosures often sparks heated debates, as neither side...more

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Cracking the Code on ESI

The volume of “documents” relevant to litigation and government investigations has exploded due to electronic data, leading to a significant shift in the discovery process. What once required a trip to a client’s filing...more

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Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment Denied by Louisiana Federal District Court

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United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport Division - In this asbestos action, plaintiff Reginald Short alleged asbestos exposure from, among other things, asbestos-containing shipping...more

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Application of Work-Product Doctrine to Materials Prepared Years After Incident

In Hall v. Baltimore Police Dept., 2025 WL 1548560 (D. Md. May 30, 2025)(Austin, J.), the Court considered whether materials created many years after the underlying incident were protected under the work-product doctrine. The...more

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Chess, Not Checkers: Negotiating from a Position of Power

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ESI protocols have become an important tool for getting parties “on the same page” regarding how discovery will be conducted. While they aren’t necessarily appropriate for every case, they are a vital tool in helping to...more

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Five Tips for Preparing to Testify at a Deposition

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Preparing for a deposition can be challenging whether it is a person’s first or hundredth time testifying under oath. Being questioned frequently causes anxiety. But the experience does not have to be so daunting with...more

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This Week in eDiscovery: How a ‘Diligent Search’ is Not a ‘Reasonable Inquiry’ and Why it Matters

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Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of June 8-14. Here’s what’s...more

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“This Was a Collective Debacle”

In Lacey v. State Farm General Ins. Co., 2025 WL 1363069 (C.D. Cal. May 5, 2025), plaintiff submitted a filing with erroneous AI-generated citations. The Special Master pointed out some of them. The plaintiff resubmitted a...more

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ESI Protocol Should Define “Documents” and Address Redaction Based on Irrelevancy

We the Protestors, Inc. v. Sinyangwe, 348 F.R.D. 175 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 18, 2024), makes several important points about the relationship between ESI Protocols and redaction of produced documents....more

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BYOD Battle Lines: What Allergan v. Revance Teaches About Discovering Evidence on Employees’ Personal Phones

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Does your bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy quietly wall-off the best evidence in your next case? A March 17, 2025 Special-Master ruling in Allergan, Inc. v. Revance Therapeutics, Inc. says it might—denying a motion to...more

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Discovery Rulings in Abrego-Garcia v. Noem Deportation Case

In Abrego-Garcia v. Noem, __ F.R.D. ___, 2025 WL 1166402 (D. Md. Apr. 22, 2025)(Xinis, J.), plaintiffs notified the Court of “seemingly intractable discovery disputes….”  The case is before the District Court after the United...more

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Going Mobile: Recent Mobile Device Case Law Trends, Part 2

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Disputes related to the relevance and accessibility of the data are one of the most common types of disputes regarding mobile devices. Another common type of dispute is typical with all sources of electronically stored...more

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This Week in eDiscovery: Why You Should Meet and Confer in Good Faith | Upcoming eDiscovery Webinar

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Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of March 30-April 5. Here’s what’s...more

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Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 305: Spotlight on Civil Procedure (Part 2 – Discovery)

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This is the second of three episodes in which we review the substantive Civil Procedure law we've covered in our "Listen and Learn" series.  This time we're talking about...more

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Court Confirms Basic Privilege Principles in Giving Princeton a Win

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Because litigants frequently take an aggressive approach when withholding documents on privilege grounds, courts’ in camera reviews often result in a loss for them. But sometimes courts agree with a litigant’s privilege...more

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The Precedent: The Federal Circuit Remands and Reassigns District Court Patent Infringement Case to a New Judge

In this edition of The Precedent, we outline the decision in Trudell Medical International Inc. v. D R Burton Healthcare LLC. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently affirmed in part, reversed in part and...more

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What If an Adversary Subpoenas Your Client’s Privileged Documents That Are in Someone Else’s Possession?

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Litigation adversaries often trigger privilege and work product disputes when they seek each other’s documents. But what if your client’s adversary subpoenas a third party holding your client’s privileged documents — whose...more

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Why Skipping Initial Disclosures Can Cost You the Case

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Litigators, take note—Rule 26(a) is not just a box to check in the early stages of discovery. Failing to comply with its initial disclosure requirements can have disastrous and expensive consequences, as U.S. Bank recently...more

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The Federal Circuit Tackles the Role of Expert Opinions in Patent Damages in EcoFactor Inc. v. Google, LLC

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The Federal Circuit rarely decides cases en banc. For example, in 2024, the Court only heard one en banc case. Stunningly, on September 25, 2024, the Federal Circuit granted Google’s petition for rehearing en banc in the case...more

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eDiscovery Costs: Social Media Evidence & The $90,000 Lesson

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These days, ignoring social media evidence in investigations and litigation is akin to leaving a crucial witness unquestioned. But as the case of Federico v. Lincoln Military Housing demonstrates, navigating this terrain can...more

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Preparation Is Everything: Commercial Division Advisory Council Proposes New Model Pre-Trial Order for Trials in the Commercial...

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Regular visitors to this blog no doubt are aware that the rules of practice for the Commercial Division are centered on innovation, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and predictability.  This includes the rules governing trial...more

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The Apex Doctrine and Remote Depositions

The apex deposition doctrine is a judge-made rule that protects company executives from harassing, repetitive depositions in cases in which the executive has little relevant evidence to provide. Courts applying the doctrine...more

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AI Expert’s Report Deemed Unreliable Due to “Hallucinations” Within

“The irony.” So wrote federal district judge Laura M. Provinzino when she rejected as unreliable an artificial intelligence expert’s report that was found to have contained three non-existent, AI-generated citations. The...more

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New Trial Granted Because “Nearly All” of the Defendant’s Noninfringement Evidence Was Untimely

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The district court erred by admitting untimely expert testimony on noninfringement and by refusing to grant a new trial after the jury found noninfringement. Trudell Medical International (“Trudell”) sued D R Burton...more

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