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EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Tailor FRE 502(d) Orders to the Case

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Having taught Federal Rule of Evidence 502 (FRE 502) in my law classes for over a decade, I felt I had a firm grasp of its nuances. Yet recent litigation where I serve as Special Master prompted me to revisit the rule with...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

A Non-Expert with Expertise: Navigating the Risks and Rewards of Testimony from Highly Sophisticated Professional Employees in...

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Corporate defendants are frequently faced with a quandary—is the company’s highly sophisticated professional employee simply a fact witness or does their anticipated testimony propel them into the world of expert discovery?...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Voluntary Disclosure of a Communication with Counsel: The CT Appellate Court Recognizes “Subject Matter” Waiver

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Accordingly, we hold that the voluntary disclosure of a privileged attorney-client communication constitutes a waiver of the privilege as to all other communications concerning the same subject matter when the trial court...more

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Three Subject Matter Waiver Decisions Send Mixed Signals: Part III

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Under general common law doctrine and Federal Rule of Evidence 502, courts normally hold that disclosing privileged communications only triggers a subject matter waiver if the disclosure seeks some advantage in court. But...more

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