Payton Collier

Ward and Smith, P.A.

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NC Courts Step Into the Digital Age With E-Filing Rollout: A Look at the Progress

The rollout of a statewide electronic court filing system called Odyssey Integrated Case Management System, or Odyssey ICMS, is officially underway....more

7/7/2023 / Claim Procedures , E-Filing , Filing Deadlines , Filing Requirements , NC Supreme Court , North Carolina , State Courts

Teamwork Can Sometimes Make the Dream Work: How to Properly Maintain the Protections of Common Interest Doctrine in North Carolina

Parties to a lawsuit often find themselves on the "same side of the courtroom" as other entities or individuals. In these instances, where a party is one of multiple (or many) co-plaintiffs or co-defendants, it is often...more

8/5/2022 / Attorney-Client Privilege , Common-Interest Privilege , Confidential Communications , Discovery , Privilege Logs , Privilege Waivers

Odyssey and E-mail Service Under the New and Improved NC Rule 5

In October of 2020, House Bill 679 made significant changes to Rule 5 ("Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers") of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. The amended Rule 5 creates two important changes....more

8/19/2021 / Amended Rules , Complaint Procedures , E-Filing , Electronic Filing , Email , Filing Requirements , Pleadings , Rules of Civil Procedure , Rules of Practice

Stay in Your Lane: Defining the Scope of an IPR Deposition

The regulations governing discovery in an inter partes review ("IPR") proceeding do not provide for the same methods of discovery available in a patent infringement lawsuit. As such, when opportunities for discovery...more

4/16/2021 / Cross Examination , Depositions , Discovery , Expert Witness , Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding , Patent Litigation , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patents

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