Discovery & ESI

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In re Walmart, Inc.

January 28, 2022

Texas Supreme Court denies mandamus petition requesting review of lower court decision allowing broad discovery under a premises liability theory for an inherently unforeseeable criminal act. The...

In re Walmart, Inc.

November 23, 2021

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Supreme Court of Texas to grant mandamus and prevent broad discovery under a premises liability theory for an inherently unforeseeable criminal act...

General Motors, LLC v. Buchanan

November 18, 2021

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Georgia Supreme Court to hold that the apex doctrine applies to requests for depositions of senior executives in civil litigation. The U.S. Chamber filed an...

General Motors, LLC v. Buchanan

October 19, 2021

Georgia Supreme Court grants cert. to review Georgia Court of Appeals’ refusal to recognize the “apex doctrine,” which protects corporate CEOs without unique relevant knowledge from abusive and...

Suzuki Motorcycle Corp. v. Winckler

August 26, 2021

Florida Supreme Court amends Florida Rules of Civil Procedure to codify the apex doctrine and apply it to private as well as government officers, simultaneously discharging jurisdiction over the...

General Motors, LLC v. Buchanan

June 21, 2021

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Georgia Supreme Court to grant certiorari and hold that the apex doctrine applies to requests for depositions of senior executives in civil litigation.

Buchanan v. General Motors, LLC

May 6, 2021

Georgia Court of Appeals holds that it lacks authority to adopt the “apex doctrine,” which protects corporate CEOs without unique relevant knowledge from abusive and unnecessary discovery. The US...

In re K&L Auto Crushers, LLC and Thomas Gothard Jr.

February 10, 2021

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus letter urging Supreme Court of Texas to grant mandamus and allow discovery into prices and practices of medical providers who have entered into protective...

In re ExxonMobil Corp.

February 10, 2021

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus letter urging Supreme Court of Texas to grant mandamus and allow discovery into prices and practices of medical providers who have entered into protective...

Mosley v. DaVita, Inc.

October 21, 2020

South Carolina Supreme Court dismisses as improvidently granted appeal from discovery order. The U.S. and South Carolina Chambers had submitted an amicus brief urging the Court to clarify the...