Discovery & ESI

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MSP Recovery Claims, Series LLC v. Coloplast Corp.

October 26, 2022

Florida Court of Appeal affirms denial of “pure bill of discovery” seeking to launch abusive fishing expedition to identify potential claims under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act. The U.S....

Johnson & Johnson v. Wilson

October 10, 2022

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging New Mexico Supreme Court to hold that the separate election of a state attorney general does not immunize the rest of the state government from ordinary...

MSP Recovery Claims, Series LLC v. Coloplast Corp.

June 20, 2022

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Florida Court of Appeal to hold that “pure bills of discovery” are very narrow and do not authorize plaintiffs to launch abusive fishing...

General Motors, LLC v. Buchanan

June 1, 2022

Georgia Supreme Court holds that trial court failed to properly consider whether a corporate executive’s high rank, the executive’s lack of unique personal knowledge of relevant facts, and the...

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...

In re ExxonMobil Corp.

November 19, 2021

Texas Supreme Court grants writ of mandamus ordering discovery into prices and practices of medical providers who have entered into protective agreements with counsel for personal-injury...

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...