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The top story this morning is a federal judge shifting e-discovery cost toward the plaintiffs in a potential class action. As reporter Saranac Hale Spencer writes, in an apparent case of first impression nationally, given the amount of material already produced by the defendant, the judge ruled that the plaintiffs should pay for further discovery, including both electronic and paper files.
Below the fold on Page 1, reporter Amaris Elliott-Engel writes that Jeffrey B. Rotwitt’s attorneys argued that sanctions over allegedly deficient discovery responses, including the loss of Rotwitt’s defenses, are inappropriate. The issue stems from Rotwitt’s involvement with the Philadelphia family court deal.
In more Regional News on Page 3, Amaris Elliott-Engel writes that a Philadelphia judge has rejected an alternate dispute resolution agreement signed by a medical malpractice plaintiff’s mother as unenforceable.
As always, our People in the News section is on Page 2, and the top stories from our sister publications across the country make up the Page 4 National News section.
In a Litigation column on Page 5, Abraham J. Gafni writes about mandatory mediation and avoiding pitfalls by complying with the agreement.
In a Law Technology News column on Page 7, David Cohen and Caitlin Gifford provide an update on e-discovery case law.
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Posted by: Dallas DWI lawyer | Saturday, September 08, 2012 at 05:43 AM