Lawsuit – ILS

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February 5, 2018

Court Demands Specificity in Motions to Compel Discovery

In Doctors Pathology Servs., PA v. Gerges, C.A. No 11457-CB (Del. Ch. Feb. 15, 2017), the court demanded that parties be specific as to which discovery requests were problematic, including providing specific numbers of discovery requests listed in the Motion to Compel. Here, Plaintiff had sued a former employee and the employee’s new medical practice

ilsteam
February 2, 2018

The Court Determines That a Joint Attorney, Sued By Only One of His Joint Clients, Cannot Withhold Communications From the Other Joint Client Based on Attorney Client Privilege

In Newsome v. Lawson, No. 14-842-RGA-MPT, Dist. Court, D. Del. (2017), Plaintiff sued Defendants alleging breach of attorney fiduciary duty, attorney malpractice, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duties, and aiding and abetting illegal distributions. Plaintiff issued discovery requests which led to discovery disputes. The portion of the discovery disputes currently before the court is

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January 10, 2018

Defendant Asks Court to Compel Plaintiff to Return Privileged Documents Inadvertently Produced During Discovery. Court Declines, Agreeing with Plaintiff that Inadvertent Production Twice Waived Privilege

In Irth Solutions, LLC v. Windstream Commc’ns, LLC, No. 2:16-cv-219 (S.D. Ohio 2017), a discovery dispute arose out of state court lawsuit filed in January 2016, involving allegations of breach of contract, balance due on an account, unjust enrichment, promissory estoppel, fraud, and violation of a license agreement. The ensuing discovery dispute originated from the parties’