Civil Procedure – May 23, 2012

by Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 5/22/2012

It’s no secret that discovery in litigation can be extremely — sometimes prohibitively — expensive. A recent study of electronic discovery costs shows that the total cost of production could range from $17,000 to $27 million,...more

by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 5/7/2012

This week marks the third week of the Roger Clemens perjury trial in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Recent events have provided a stark lesson in litigation practice and procedure for both...more

by McDermott Will & Emery on 4/30/2012

In This Issue: - Patents *Patent Applicants Can Submit New Evidence to the District Court in Civil Actions Under §145 *To Quote Mark Twain, “Reports of My (Inequitable Conduct) Death Have Been Greatly...more

by Reed Smith on 4/30/2012

On April 25, 2012, United States District Judge Andrew Carter upheld Judge Peck’s February 2012 rulings in Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe, specifically in regard to the use of predictive coding. Judge Peck’s February 24,...more

by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 4/18/2012

On February 23, 2012, we wrote a blog post in regards to Judge Peck’s decision in Da Silva Moore, which ordered the parties to adopt a protocol for e-discovery that includes the use of predictive coding. After the order was...more

by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 4/16/2012

The Plaintiffs in this action are Assistant Store Managers who are pursuing a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) for overtime wages against Duane Reade, Inc. and Duane Reade Holdings, Inc. (“Duane...more

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/3/2012

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently addressed the question of whether production costs related to electronically stored information (ESI) are assessable to a losing party under the applicable federal...more

by Dechert LLP on 3/26/2012

Here are a few updates to some of our previous posts. First, we posted about In re Aspartame Antitrust Litigation, ___ F. Supp.2d ___, 2011 WL 4793239 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 5, 2011), as we considered the case a promising...more