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Da Silva Moore Plaintiffs File Reply Brief In Support of Objections to Discovery Rulings

March 21, 2012 17:34

Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe SA, No. 11 Civ. 1279 (ALC) (AJP) (S.D.N.Y.) As expected, on March 19, 2012, plaintiffs in this case filed their Reply in Support of Rule 72(a) Objection to Magistrate Judge Peck’s February 8, 2012 Discovery Rulings.  In it, plaintiffs summarize their...

Third Circuit Addresses Taxable Costs: Vacates Award of the District Court, Remands with Instructions to Re-Tax Costs in Accordance with Opinion

March 20, 2012 19:07

Race Tires Amer., Inc. v. Hoosier Racing Tire, Corp., --- F.3d ---, 2012 WL 887593 (3d Cir. Mar. 16, 2012) On appeal, the Third Circuit vacated the District Court’s approval of taxable costs related to electronic discovery and remanded with instruction to re-tax in accordance with this...

District Court Judge to Have Last Word on Computer-Assisted Review, Grants Plaintiffs' Motion to Allow Additional Briefing

March 16, 2012 21:41

Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe SA, No. 11 Civ. 1279 (ALC) (AJP) (S.D.N.Y.) On March 13, 2012, approximately 2 ½ weeks after Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck issued his much-talked about opinion approving “computer-assisted review,”  District Court Judge Andrew L. Carter,...

Eastern District of Texas Adopts its own [Model] Order Regarding E-Discovery in Patent Cases

March 14, 2012 21:54

Signed by Chief District Judge Leonard Davis on February 27, 2012, amendments to the Local Rules in the Eastern District of Texas include a [Model] Order Regarding E-Discovery in Patent Cases similar to an order adopted by the Federal Circuit late last year.  The new [Model] Order is different...

Court Imposes Sanctions for Failure to Conduct Reasonable Inquiry and Late Production

March 08, 2012 17:35

In re Delta/AirTran Baggage Fee Antitrust Litig., ---F. Supp. 2d---, 2012 WL 360509 (N.D. Ga. Feb. 3, 2012) After repeated representations that all responsive documents had been produced, a defendant belatedly discovered and produced an additional 60,000 pages.  Upon plaintiffs' motion...