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Work Product Doctrine

Work Product Doctrine The work product doctrine protects certain materials prepared in anticipation of litigation from discovery by an oppos

Attorney-Client Privilege

Attorney-Client Privilege Attorney-client privilege is a legal protection that generally prevents compelled disclosure of confidential commu

E-Discovery

E-Discovery Electronic discovery, commonly called e-discovery, is the process of identifying, preserving, collecting, reviewing, producing,

Expert Discovery

Expert Discovery Expert discovery is the part of civil discovery devoted to witnesses who may offer specialized knowledge, technical opinion

Depositions

Depositions Depositions are one of the most important forms of discovery in civil litigation. A deposition allows a party’s attorney to ques

Requests for Admission

Requests for Admission Requests for admission are a discovery tool used to establish facts that are not genuinely disputed, authenticate doc

Requests for Production

Requests for Production Requests for production are one of the most important tools in civil discovery. They allow one party to require anot

Interrogatories

Interrogatories Interrogatories are written questions that one party in a civil lawsuit serves on another party as part of the discovery pro

Scope of Discovery

Scope of Discovery The scope of discovery determines what information a party to a civil lawsuit may obtain from another party during the pr

What Is Discovery?

What Is Discovery? Discovery is the pretrial process through which parties to a civil lawsuit obtain information, documents, electronically

Class Certification

Class Certification What Is Class Certification? Class certification is the court’s formal determination that a lawsuit may proceed as a cla

Class Actions

Class Actions What Is a Class Action? A class action is a civil lawsuit in which one or more representative parties litigate on behalf of a