So next year, I will look for all the shiny bright spots in our public schools and I will do what I can to make them visible (
including documenting my discoveries on this blog) and I will guide principals and teachers to do the same.
Not exact matches
On April 8, the judge issued a ruling that laid out a schedule for how the case will proceed,
including completion of all
document discovery by August 5.
The
documents in question were obtained in the
discovery phase of federal investigation and
includes expense reports and balance sheets from former NBA agent Andy Miller, former AAU coach Christian Dawkins and his agency, ASM Sports.
It asked for «any
documents, records, electronically stored information
including email, communication, recordings, data and tangible things» that could «reasonably lead to the
discovery of any facts within the investigation's publicly announced parameters,» the Times reported adding that Caputo would cooperate.
We intend that this space will
include not only objects, pieces of engineering,
documents and images, but also large - scale projections of archive films; the stories of Jodrell Bank's role in the space race and
discoveries out in space.
These jobs
include X-Ray interpretation and pathologists, legal
discovery, and
document editors.
In the course of pretrial
discovery in the consolidated Nestlé Purina lawsuit, beginning in September 2014
documents and information were revealed that indicate that a facility owned by a major supplier of ingredients to the pet food industry,
including Blue Buffalo, for a period of time, had mislabeled as «chicken meal» or «turkey meal» ingredients that contained other poultry - based ingredients that were inappropriate for inclusion in «chicken meal» or «turkey meal» under industry standards, and it appears that this mislabeling was deliberate.
In a pretrial
discovery motion, California and the environmental groups asked for: «All
documents relating to both global warming and to any of the following individuals: S. Fred Singer, James Glassman, David Legates, Richard Lindzen, Patrick J. Michaels, Thomas Gale Moore, Robert C. Balling, Jr., Sherwood B. Idso, Craig D. Idso, Keith E. Idso, Sallie Baliunas, Paul Reiter, Chris Homer [sic], Ross McKitrick, Julian Morris, Frederick Seitz, Willie Soon, and Steven Milloy,
including but not limited to: a. All
documents relating to any communications between you and these individuals, and b. All
documents relating to your relationship (or the relationship of any automobile manufacturer or association of automobile manufacturers) with any of them,
including but not limited to payments directly or indirectly from you or any other automobile manufacturer or association of automobile manufacturer to any of them.»
These tasks may
include billing, e-
discovery,
document tracking and filing, medical or legal research, contract tracking or filing, secretarial services, or
discovery and negotiation support.
Categories covered in the «good practices»
document include punctuality, service of papers,
discovery, continuances, responsibilities to the client and other attorneys, writings submitted to the court, trial and hearings, dispute resolution, and more.
Duties of the paralegal - litigation support
include, but are not limited to, all aspects of trial preparation and file management; gathering, organizing, summarizing and indexing of electronic and paper
documents and
discovery material; assisting with client contact; assisting attorneys at hearings and trials; and litigation support services using advanced software programs.
If an issue concerning liability arises, various corporate
documents,
including meeting minutes, should be available for production during
discovery.
This
includes not just the substantive
documents, such as pleadings, correspondence, financial
documents, etc., but also the parts of the file that one typically does not see in the course of
discovery, such as the client questionnaires, the e-mails, the time records, and — hopefully — the notes.
The tort claim process typically
includes the following steps: • Investigation of the accident and evidence gathering / review (medical reports, witness statements, etc.) • Expert assessment of the needs and damages of the injured party • Provide an official statement of claim • Receive statement of defence • Prepare, submit, and receive affidavits of
documents for all parties involved • Attend examinations for
discovery with your lawyer • Attempt to settle the tort claim out of court by negotiating, mediating, or engaging in pre-trial measures • Trial
Marinelli has also managed significant portions of electronic
discovery activities,
including administering large
document productions.
He also has managed significant portions of electronic
discovery activities,
including administering large
document productions.
He had also been obstreperous and poorly behaved in other ways during
discovery and depositions,
including coaching witnesses and delaying
document production.
Because of the explosion of e-mail and other electronically stored information («ESI»), practicing attorneys now understand «
discovery» to
include e-
discovery, and «
document» to
include information stored and exchanged in electronic format on servers and personal computers.
Some examples of inadequate investigation
include not requesting all relevant
documents from your opponents, disregarding a witness that could strengthen your case, allowing important
discovery deadlines to pass, or not following up on negative facts.
Next, review the rest of the file,
including the
document production and responses to written
discovery.
The
documents they produce
include correspondence, pleadings, motions,
discovery, legal memoranda, agreements, and time entries.
Evidence from electronic
discovery can come in many forms,
including email, electronic
documents, spreadsheets, presentations, text and audio files, databases, websites, animation and social media.
ID's services
include Expert Witness Testimony, evidence capture consulting, computer forensics, electronic
document discovery (EDD), hosting of electronic
documents, on - line review, scanning, coding, litigation copying, and trial graphics.
For the 18 years prior to joining ADLI Law Group, Mrs. Hernandez - Ferrari was a litigation assistant and office manager with the Law Offices of Virgil L. Roth where, among other assignments, she assisted the attorneys with the drafting of transactional and litigation
documents including contracts,
discovery and pleadings.
Modern litigation practice for class action lawsuits and multidistrict litigation now
includes both electronic
document discovery as well as traditional paper, often in massive amounts.
Regardless of the applicable privilege laws, counsel should take steps to preserve the privilege over all materials used or created as part of the representation,
including by: (1) restricting access to attorney — client and work - product materials, particularly in jurisdictions with more limited privilege protections; (2) labelling all
documents and communications as legally privileged and confidential; and (3) limiting written communications that may be subject to
discovery.
During pre-trial
discovery, the plaintiff requested certain
documents from the defendant,
including records of other adverse medical events that occurred at the defendant medical center.
Dr. Braun has also advised German and multinational companies on all aspects of data protection law and general compliance issues,
including cross border flows of personal data, data security, electronic
discovery and general
document retention issues.
Other examples of potential machine learning applications
include: the
discovery and identification of «non-obvious relationships» within large
document collections extracting «subtle but useful patterns that can be employed to automate certain complex tasks»; analysing contracts for both structural aspects and potential correlations **; using automated
document clustering techniques to assist in finding «prior art» in patent law cases to determine whether a patent application is new or not.
He has experience with all phases of the dispute process,
including initial investigation of the facts, developing strategy, assisting with both
document and electronic
discovery, analysing and explaining complex data, and providing deposition and trial testimony as an expert witness.
The legal
discovery process typically comes after you file a case and may
include things such as written interrogatories, depositions, and requests for production of
documents.
Founded in 2003, CRG is an industry leader in litigation support and electronic
discovery with a core focus on proactive and reactive e-
discovery consulting and service - based solutions,
including digital forensics, data processing,
document hosting, and project management for law firms, corporations, and government agencies.
Below, you will find my slideshow from the presentation, as well as some additional information and helpful links that I promised to upload,
including the sample request for production of
documents I use for requesting social media evidence in
discovery.
For example, if
discovery documents include spreadsheets, numbers, or image and audio files, they must determine whether the tool can «read» that type of data.
These are typically tasks that are continually repeated throughout the course of business and require little to no specialized knowledge,
including billing, e-
discovery,
document tracking and filing, medical and legal research, contract tracking and filing, secretarial services, and
discovery and negotiation support.
In our global economy where consumer litigation often
includes multiple defendants and international corporations, access to online databases and repositories for electronic
document discovery on a secured server is invaluable.
Today, «the
Discovery Center houses 150
discovery professionals,
including 125 attorneys, focused exclusively on providing high - quality, cost - efficient
document services both in litigation and in transactional matters.»
Managing the
discovery process on - site for a Fortune 50 manufacturing company
including custodial interviews, drafting of
discovery responses,
document collection,
document production, 30 (b)(6) witness preparation, and fact witness preparation involving over 1.5 million
documents and electronic data from hundreds of computer systems.
Other elements of the
discovery phase may
include submitting written questions to the defendant, providing testimony in front of a court reporter, and requesting
documents or other pieces of relevant information.
The next step is the
discovery period, during which lawyers exchange
documents (
including accident and medical reports, medical bills, insurance policies, etc.) and evidence regarding the facts in the case, witness information, and experts.
(2) In an order under subsection (1), the Court may give directions regarding the procedures to be followed,
including those applicable to examinations for
discovery and the
discovery of
documents.
(a) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (4) of this rule, a party may obtain
discovery of
documents and tangible things otherwise discoverable under paragraph (1) of this rule and prepared in anticipation of litigation or for trial by or for another party or by or for that other party's representative (
including his attorney, consultant, surety, indemnitor, insurer, or agent) only upon a showing that the party seeking
discovery has substantial need of the materials in the preparation of his case and that he is unable without undue hardship to obtain the substantial equivalent of the materials by other means.
New industry publications released in September
include the Public Comment Version of a new guidance
document from The Sedona Conference that focuses on the operation of FRCP 34 since its revision in December 2015, which emphasized the role of proportionality in dictating
discovery scope:
• Performed substantive relevance, issue and privilege
including attorney - client and attorney work - product review of complex and sensitive electronic
documents for a major international financial services corporation involved in an ongoing high - stakes securities litigation matter • Gained experience and familiarity with the electronic
discovery process using Kroll Ontrack • Gained understanding and familiarity with a variety of complex financial instruments and financial analyses
• Performed substantive relevance, issue and privilege
including attorney - client and attorney work - product review of complex and sensitive
documents for a major ongoing high - stakes IP litigation matter • Gained experience and familiarity with the electronic
discovery process using Westlaw CaseLogistix
This service also can
include compiling and bates - labeling the
discovery documents.
Common services provided
include: • Legal research • Drafting litigation
documents • Filing court
documents • Assisting with
discovery and drafting legal briefs
• Performed substantive relevance, issue and privilege
including attorney - client and attorney work - product review of complex and sensitive
documents for a major high - stakes insurance litigation matter • Gained experience and familiarity with the electronic
discovery process using Relativity
Subject to the provisions of subdivision (b)(4) of this rule, a party may obtain
discovery of
documents and tangible things otherwise discoverable under subdivision (b)(1) of this rule and prepared in anticipation of litigation or for trial by or for another party or by or for that other party's representative (
including the other party's attorney, consultant, surety, indemnitor, insurer, or agent) only upon a showing that the party seeking
discovery has substantial need of the materials in the preparation of the party's case and that the party is unable without undue hardship to obtain the substantial equivalent of the materials by other means.
• Performed substantive relevance, issue and privilege
including attorney - client and attorney work - product review of complex and sensitive
documents for a major ongoing high - stakes litigation matter • Gained experience and familiarity with the electronic
discovery process using Westlaw CaseLogistix