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Discovery Rulings in Abrego-Garcia v. Noem Deportation Case

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model on 4/23/2025

In Abrego-Garcia v. Noem, __ F.R.D. ___, 2025 WL 1166402 (D. Md. Apr. 22, 2025)(Xinis, J.), plaintiffs notified the Court of “seemingly intractable discovery disputes….” The case is before the District Court after the United...more

Supreme Court Evaluates Scope of Attorney-Client Privilege for Dual-Purpose Communications

Jenner & Block on 2/22/2023

On January 9, 2023, the US Supreme Court heard oral argument in the matter of In re Grand Jury, No. 21-1397, which asked the Court to determine whether “dual-purpose” communications involving both legal and business advice...more

Supreme Court to Resolve Three-Way Circuit Split Involving Attorney-Client Privilege

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 1/12/2023

For the first time in 25 years, the U.S. Supreme Court is considering the scope of the attorney-client privilege in the case In re Grand Jury, No. 21-1397. The Court heard oral arguments earlier this week about when the...more

Supreme Court to Review Scope of Attorney-Client Privilege for “Dual Purpose” Communications

Epstein Becker & Green on 10/6/2022

The Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in In re Grand Jury to resolve a circuit split regarding what standard governs the application of the attorney-client privilege to dual-purpose communications, that is...more

The Apex Rule and Protecting Your Client’s Management Team When Conducting Deposition Discovery

Snell & Wilmer on 6/22/2022

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure liberally enable parties to seek relevant information in discovery that may be helpful in the preparation and trial of a case. While the liberal scope of discovery permitted by the...more

2017 eDiscovery Case Law Review

Epiq on 1/30/2018

Electronic discovery cases that made headlines in 2017 featured well-known names such as Taylor Swift and Lynyrd Skynyrd, and reached all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. As the year draws to a close, it’s a good time to...more

The Federal Circuit Newly Recognizes Patent-Agent Privilege

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints on 3/14/2016

On March 7, 2016, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recognized “a patent-agent privilege extending to communications with non-attorney patent agents when those agents are acting within the agent’s authorized...more

Internal Investigation Documents Are Protected from Disclosure in False Claims Act Case, D.C. Circuit Holds

Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 8/24/2015

Reversing a lower court decision, the D.C. Circuit recently concluded – for a second time – that certain internal audit documents are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client communication and work production...more

E-Discovery Update: When Personal and Work Data Collide

McGuireWoods LLP on 5/4/2015

In the modern world, employees routinely receive work-related data on personal mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, and access personal data on work-owned devices. ...more

Inside The Courts - March 2013 | Volume 5 | Issue 1

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/11/2013

In This Issue: *U.S. SUPREME COURT - Class Certificaton - Amgen Inc. v. Conn. Ret. Plans and Trust Funds, No. 11 1085 (U.S. Feb. 27, 2013) - Statutes of Limitations - Gabelli v. Sec. & Exch. Comm’n, No....more

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