COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS Civil Procedure, Discovery: In a medical malpractice action that some of the defendants settled prior to trial, those settlement amounts were not subject to discovery by the remaining defendants at the pre-verdict stage because the amounts ...

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If backup tapes were used by companies for the purpose for which they were intended, they would never be involved in e-discovery disputes. Backup tapes were originally designed for the reconstruction of computers (usually file servers) when their hard drives ...

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An older, wiser attorney once told me, “Whenever you have the opportunity, pick up the phone. Too much communication is done over email these days.” I recently experienced firsthand the power of the phone in a personal injury case involving ...

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LOS GATOS, Calif. — Netflix Inc. said Wednesday that it has entered a two-year agreement that will let its members watch older episodes of shows from Discovery, TLC, Animal Planet and other channels. The non-exclusive agreement, which Netflix signed with ...

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I managed to survive my first criminal docket, but only by a hair. The good news was we finished the docket by noon. The bad news was I had to drop half of the cases — and I lost all ...

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I recently received the dreaded “good faith” letter regarding discovery requests. Being a lawyer who is admittedly overly obsessed with deadlines and timeliness, I was completely caught off guard. I reviewed my file and noted that the discovery deadline was ...

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Administrative Law Discovery BOTTOM LINE: The administrative Board erroneously excluded defendant-dentist’s expert witness summaries and testimony, and therefore, the Board’s finding that defendant violated several provisions of the Maryland Dentistry Act was vacated. CASE: Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners ...

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JOHANNESBURG — When it comes to grabbing fruit off trees, baboons don’t monkey around. Now their speed at gobbling up quickly ripening fruit has led to a discovery of what is believed to be a new type of tangerine. South ...

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