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Court of Chancery Finds Class Counsel’s Litigation Funding Agreement is Discoverable

Burkhart v. Genworth Fin., Inc., C.A. No. 2018-0691-NAC (Del. Ch. Aug. 21, 2024). The rise in litigation funding brings a predictable follow-on question: Are litigation funding agreements protected as work product, or...more

Failure to Maintain Legal Hold Leads to Spoliation, Sanctions, and Fee Shifting in Delaware Superior Court CCLD

Huntsman Int'l, LLC v. Benelux, C.A. No. N17C-11-242 MAA CCLD (Del. Super. Ct. Aug. 13, 2024). In the age of big data, discovery can extend beyond traditional documents and communications to myriad tools and databases....more

A.I. Enthusiasm May Outpace Current Application, But Not For Long

The topic of Artificial Intel­ligence dominated both the popular and professional land­scapes for the last year, exemplified by the release and subsequent downloads of the generative A.I. program ChatGPT, resulting in well...more

Generative A.I. Tools in eDiscovery

ChatGPT rolled out to the public in November 2022, and “Generative A.I.” has captured the public's imagination in the 15 months since the popular program and others like it became available....more

Chancery Finds Wholly Generic Objections to Discovery Requests Result in Waiver and Fee-Shifting

Bocock v. Innovate Corp., C.A. No. 2021-0224-PAF (Del. Ch. Dec. 6, 2023) - In this recent letter opinion, Vice Chancellor Fioravanti considered whether the plaintiffs’ failure to provide specific objections to discovery...more

The Importance of Privilege Logs to Delaware Litigation

On February 9, at the Rubenstein-Walsh CLE on Ethics and Professionalism for the Delaware State Bar Association, a panel of experts, including Vice Chancellor Cook, discussed the importance of these logs, and the care and...more

Spoliation of Email and Texts Leads to Adverse Inferences and Fee Shifting

Gener8 LLC v. Castanon, 2022-0246-LWW (Del. Ch. Sept. 29, 2023) - This dispute concerned a non-compete agreement that the plaintiffs alleged the defendant breached by establishing a competing business. The defendant denied...more

Chancery Orders Discovery Record Be Made Available to Stockholders in the Settlement Class

In re AMC Entertainment Hldgs., Inc. S’holder Litig., 2023-0215-MTZ (Del. Ch. May 20, 2023) - Under Delaware law, class members are entitled to access to the discovery record to assess the terms of a proposed class action...more

Chancery Prioritizes Efficiency in Ruling on Discovery Motions

Brown v. Matterport, Inc., 2021-0595-LWW (Del. Ch. Jun. 5, 2023) - The plaintiff sued alleging that the defendants had used lockup restrictions to improperly prevent him from selling shares....more

Threading the Labyrinth of Modern Email Collections

At this moment, communication is more instantaneous and readily available than at any other point in recorded history, and "recorded history" grows exponentially with each passing year. Across the globe, we collectively...more

Delaware Court Enters Default Judgment for Extreme Spoliation

Spoliation of evidence can lead to significant litigation sanctions, including adverse inferences, fee-shifting, and—in egregious cases—the entry of a default judgment. In this recent case involving intentional spoliation of...more

Chancery Permits Discovery Under the Hague Evidence Convention

In Re Cote D’Azur Estate, C.A. No. 2017-0290-JTL (Del. Ch. Dec. 12, 2022) - The Hague Evidence Convention provides an alternative method from the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to compelling production from opposing...more

Superior Court Upholds Highly Confidential Designations in Discovery

Surf’s Up Legacy Partners, LLC v. Virgin Fest, LLC, C.A. No. 19C-11-92 (Del. Super. June 6, 2022) - Delaware courts generally do not permit the redaction of non-responsive material that is otherwise not privileged....more

Chancery Holds That Requests for Admission Are Subject to Discovery Deadlines

NetApp, Inc. v. Cinelli, Inc., C.A. No. 2020-1000-LWW (Del. Ch. June 3, 2022) - This decision clarifies discovery deadlines under the Court of Chancery rules....more

Chancery Applies Privilege Rules in Business Negotiations Context

Twin Willows, LLC v. Pritzkur, C.A. No. 2020-0199-PWG (Del. Ch. Feb. 28, 2022) - This decision involved a Master in Chancery applying well-settled rules on the attorney-client privilege, common interest, and work product...more

Chancery Finds Former Directors Bringing Wrongful Termination Claims Were Not Entitled to all Privileged Communications During...

SerVaas v. Ford Smart Mobility LLC, C.A. No. 2020-0909-LWW (Del. Ch. Nov. 9, 2021) - With limited exceptions, directors normally have “unfettered” access to corporate information. This decision indicates, however, that the...more

Chancery Finds Adversity Between Directors and Formation of Special Committee Shields Against Production of Company-Privileged...

In re: Howard Midstream Energy Partners, LLC, C.A. No. 2021-0487-LWW (Del. Ch. Sept. 22, 2021) - Issues of corporate privilege among directors entail a fact-specific analysis when a dispute arises among them. Here, the...more

In Unusual Circumstances, Chancery Declines to Stay Discovery Pending Motion to Dismiss

Edward Deane, et al. v. Robert Maginn, Jr., C.A. No. 2017-0346-LWW (Del. Ch. Sept. 8, 2021) - Delaware courts often grant a motion to stay discovery pending the resolution of a potentially case-dispositive motion to...more

Chancery Declines to Order Production of Privileged Document

Drachman v. BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc., C.A. No. 2019-0728-LWW (Del. Ch. Aug. 25, 2021) - Drachman addresses the attorney-client privilege, certain exceptions thereto, including the Garner doctrine, and...more

Chancery Addresses Common Interest and Privilege Log Issues in Matter Involving Special Discovery Matter

Buttonwood Tree Value Partner, L.P. v. R.L. Polk & Co., Inc., et al., C.A. No. 9250-VCG (Del Ch. Jul. 30, 2021) - With increasing frequency, the Court of Chancery is appointing Special Discovery Masters and Discovery...more

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