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Supreme Court to Review Damage Stipulations and the Class Action Fairness Act
The Supreme Court may make a decision that will greatly affect class action lawsuits and plaintiffs across the nation when it hears the case Standard Fire Insurance v. Knowles, No. 11-1450. In Knowles, plaintiffs filed a state court class action for breach of contract against the defendant insurance company. The
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Electronic Discovery and Incarceration: An Extreme Sanction for An Extreme Case
This blog’s alternate title is the eDiscovery Gang that Couldn’t Spoliate Straight, as both vivid lines are lifted straight from the court’s opinion in Victor Stanley Inc. v. Creative Pipe, Inc. et al., No. MJG-06-2662 (D.C.M.D. 2010). The defendant in this case engaged in what may be the most egregious