Expert Testimony, Discovery Disputes

District Court Declines to Order Production of Test Results Referenced in Complaint and Initial Disclosures

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 6/26/2025

The Northern District of Ohio denied a motion to compel the plaintiff to produce test results referenced in its initial disclosures and complaint. The court found that because the “test results are not facts but rather are...more

Class Discovery Nightmare: Court Orders Defendant to Turn Itself Inside Out to Provide Account-Level Data in TCPA Class Action

Womble Bond Dickinson on 11/9/2018

Hi everyone! Well, I’m sure you’ve heard the good news from the Czar by now, and we’re all very excited here at TCPAland. Boy what a celebration I had when I found out. I put the kids the bed, had a glass of champs with my...more

Nonreporting Employee/Experts Beware: A Follow-up on Luminara Worldwide, LLC v. RAZ Imports, Inc.

Butler Snow LLP on 6/13/2018

It has been more than one year since the case Luminara Worldwide, LLC v. RAZ Imports, Inc., 2016 WL 6774231, 2016 U.S. LEXIS 158183, (D. Minn. Nov. 15, 2016) became a popular topic for the defense bar. As a brief recap, the...more

ITC Updates Its Rules of Practice and Procedure To Increase Speed and Efficiency

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints on 5/11/2018

On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, the International Trade Commission (“ITC” or the “Commission”) published the final changes to its rules of practice and procedure. The Commission stated that the changes are intended to both...more

Tips for Effective Advocacy in Arbitration

Holland & Hart LLP on 4/13/2018

Parties to arbitration proceedings frequently comment that they appreciate the arbitration process because it is a faster, more efficient, and less costly way to resolve their business disputes. Unlike litigation, arbitration...more

Arizona District Court Rejects Discovery of Medical Expert's Previous Reports in Bad Faith Case

Jaburg Wilk on 1/16/2018

The Holding - In Cheatwood v. Christian Brothers Services, 2018 WL 287389 (D. Ariz. Jan. 4, 2018) (Unpublished) (Order), a bad faith case arising from a health benefits claim, the Arizona District Court quashed portions of...more

Diagrams Not Considered Source Code Under Modified Protective Order

Jones Day on 11/13/2017

In a recent Order, ALJ McNamara clarified that while diagrams drawn by an expert depicting the interplay and hierarchy of relevant code modules, inputs, and outputs of source code are to be treated as confidential business...more

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