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How Does Work Product Protection Apply to Lawyers’ Witness Interview Notes? Two Courts Disagree on the Same Day: Part I

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Litigators frequently interview fact witnesses in pending or anticipated litigation settings. Their interview notes normally deserve fact work product protection, but that can be overcome if the witnesses disappear or their...more

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Defending Institutional Bad Faith Claims, Part II – Focusing on Plausibility

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In Part I of this series, we discussed institutional bad faith and best practices for insurers to minimize the risk of these costly and intrusive lawsuits. In Part II, we will focus on cutting discovery off at the...more

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New Jersey Superior Court Issues New Rules for Complex Business Litigation

Insurance coverage litigation can be lengthy and is usually complex, and these characteristics are only exacerbated by the need to comply with often arcane state law rules of procedure. New Jersey, long a hotbed of insurance...more

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Attys Should Object to Boilerplate Discovery Objections

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“Vague, ambiguous, overly broad, unduly burdensome and/or irrelevant.” All lawyers are certainly familiar with this “laundry list” of common discovery objections. However, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure prohibit...more

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