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Discovery

Foreign Regulatory Files and the Scope of Discovery

The collective book of federal case law is full of quotable one-liners about the broad nature of civil discovery. These pithy passages embolden the plaintiffs’ bar to request almost anything and result in a judiciary hesitant to shut down seemingly relevant but broad discovery requests. As a...

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Real Estate

Caveat Emptor – Did You Just Buy Constructive Knowledge of a Defect?

The discovery rule in construction defect cases may sound straightforward, but it can be an amorphous concept.

The issues faced by purchasers of existing properties can be daunting, with concerns about financing, return on investment and building quality coming to the fore. However, purchasers...

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Discovery

How the Cloud and Mobile Devices Have Changed Discovery

Seyfarth Shaw’s Robert Milligan and iDS’s Jim Vaughn look at discovery and digital forensics in the age of the cloud.

CCBJ: Why is cloud computing so important in discovery and digital forensics?

Jim Vaughn: Creating and storing data in the cloud is for the most part a cheaper...

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