Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Motion to Compel, Depositions

Failure to Schedule Depositions Together Was Discovery Abuse

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC on 4/16/2025

Recent amendments to the federal rules governing pretrial discovery encourage courts to be more aggressive in squelching wasteful discovery practices. Litigators should be mindful that judges are increasingly taking the rules...more

March’s Notable Cases and Events in E-Discovery

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model on 3/22/2024

This Sidley Update addresses the following recent developments and court decisions involving e-discovery issues: 1. an order from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California granting a motion to compel...more

Practice Pointer: Under Massachusetts Procedure, There’s No Right to Expert Depositions

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP on 12/11/2020

Under Massachusetts procedure, a party has the right to compel an opponent to disclose its testifying expert’s opinions through interrogatories. But unlike federal procedure, a party under Massachusetts procedure must obtain...more

Federal Judge Finds It Is Counsels’ Absence Of Good Faith And Cooperation Causing An Increase In Duration And Expense Of...

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 7/10/2020

Aldinger v. Alden State Bank is a good reminder of counsel’s obligation to be cooperative in the discovery process. Aldinger, an employment discrimination case pending in the United States District Court for the Western...more

The NC Business Court Deals With The Apex Doctrine (Again)

Brooks Pierce on 12/17/2019

I know that you haven’t heard from me in a while. I’m sorry, and I feel guilty. ......I’m not ready to abdicate my position as the original NC Business Court blogger, so I’m back at it again. My reentry point is the...more

Be Very Careful If You Are Instructing Your Clients Not To Answer Questions At A Deposition

Brooks Pierce on 8/4/2015

In an (unpublished) Order last week in Griggs v. Bittersweet Farms, LLC, Judge McGuire ruled that Plaintiffs' counsel's instruction to his client not to answer certain deposition questions was improper. He granted a Motion...more