JD Supra

Rules Matter – So Does the Duty to Cooperate – “Quick Peek” Showed Production Failures

Image: Holley Robinson, EDRM with AI. A recent decision demonstrates the importance of following the Rules and the duty to cooperate, after a “quick peek” proved that an opponent’s discovery responses ...
JD Supra

Still Using General Objections? See How One Party’s Use Led to Waiver

This week, we’re delving into the post-2015 landscape of discovery objections and the critical lessons from Bocock v. Innovate Corp., a case that serves as a stark reminder of the perils of general ...
Law

Guidelines for Incorporating Best Practices Into Discovery Requests and Responses

As we approach the 10th anniversary of the amendment to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(1), which called for “proportionality” of discovery requests and responses, it is appropriate to provide ...
IPWatchdog

TikTok’s ‘Grossly Insufficient’ Discovery Responses Lead to Motion to Compel in Cellspin Soft Patent Case

“[N]ews reports cited by Cellspin Soft in its recent motion to compel additional discovery allegedly establish that ByteDance is withholding information…” On June 6, patent owner Cellspin Soft filed a ...
Law

The Risks Involved With Disregarding Discovery Orders

A recent decision from the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of State of New York, "Tsung Tsin Ass'n, Inc. v. Tian Xiang Zhu," underscores the importance of litigants' adherence to the rules of ...