Ephemeral Data, Ephemeral Messaging Apps, and Disappearing Data
By Andrew M. Toft – December 31, 2019 | Another front in e-discovery disputes.
Pretrial Practice & Discovery
The Pretrial Practice & Discovery Committee is dedicated to enhancing the substantive knowledge of its members about a wide range of Pretrial Practice & Discovery issues, including legislative proposals, rule changes, and recent court decisions.
Recent Practice Points
Sanctioning Abuse: Bad Attorney Behavior Risks Client Sanctions
By Joseph V. Schaeffer – December 31, 2019 | Attorneys who behave badly put their clients at risks of substantive sanctions, including dismissal.
Articles
Do State Anti-SLAPP Laws Apply in Federal Court?
By Ashley J. Heilprin – November 7, 2019 | The Fifth Circuit's approach to Texas's anti-SLAPP law provides a recent and important example of how the substance-procedure distinction can have practical consequences.
Trademark Owners in the World of the GDPR
By Christopher Binns – November 7, 2019 | Litigants should prepare for important changes coming to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1.
Sound Advice Podcasts
Obtaining or Resisting Injunctive Relief
In litigation, there are very few mechanisms that are as powerful and game-changing as the remedy offered by preliminary injunctive relief. Because preliminarily-granted injunctive relief is an extraordinary remedy, both in terms of its timing and effectiveness, it is absolutely essential to understand the best strategy to pursue in obtaining that relief and, if you represent the party opposing that outcome—recognizing the ways in which you can persuade a judge to deny that remedy when your client is given an opportunity to be heard. In this Sound Advice, Dana Lumsden of the Charlotte office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP provides advice on obtaining or resisting injunctive relief. (16:21 min.)
Constructing a Privilege Log: What You Need to Know
Litigation attorneys often view privilege logs as an afterthought during discovery. However, an inaccurate or incomplete log (or altogether failing to provide a privilege log) can have drastic consequences for both the attorney, the client, and their relationship. In this Sound Advice, Joshua Sindel provides simple tips to prevent this from happening to you. (8:40 min.)
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Events & CLE
Jan
29
Events | In-Person
2020 Environmental & Energy, Mass Torts, and Products Liability Litigation Committees' Joint Regional CLE Program
CLE 540 min
The 2020 Joint Regional CLE Program will cover cutting edge litigation topics that impact environmental & energy, mass torts, and products liability practice areas over the course of three days in Sn…
Feb
13
2020 Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar
CLE 540 min
For over 30 years in-house and outside counsel have come together each winter to learn, network and share expertise about the unique challenges they face in representing corporations.
Feb
20
Events | Webinar
Legal Implications of New Technologies, Part Three: Autonomous Vehicles in the Air and Elsewhere [CC]
CLE 60 min
Attorneys should expect to be confronted with various issues arising out of the design and use of autonomous vehicles including, for example, civil and criminal liability.