Disclosure

Oct 12, 2012

Company settles suit to avoid disclosure of policies

The employers of a van driver who caused a head-on collision agreed to a $1 million settlement with an injured driver in part because they were eager to keep corporate policies regarding use of electronic devices while driving out of the public record. William W. Plyler, the plaintiff’s attorney, said the counsel for the corporate defendant contacted him shortly after service of the complaint[...]

Sep 5, 2012

Tort/Negligence – Grave Desecration – Civil Practice – Statute of Limitations – Real Property – Disclosure

Robinson v. Wadford Plaintiffs contend that their grave desecration claim is subject to a 10-year statute of limitations, but the complaint alleges that “sometime prior to 1999 … defendants piled substantial amounts of old pallets, metal and tile on top of the grave sites.” Since plaintiffs did not file their complaint until 2011, their claim is time-barred.

Jan 20, 2012

S.C. law gives plaintiffs right to know details of defendant’s insurance coverage

A provision tucked inside the S.C. Fairness in Civil Justice Act of 2011 quietly became law earlier this month, and is expected to reduce the number of personal injury lawsuits filed in the state’s courts. The law took effect Jan. 1 as part of the tort reform bill and requires auto insurers that may be liable to pay any part of a claim to disclose coverage limits to plaintiffs prior to the fi[...]

Aug 2, 2011

Intellectual Property – Trade Secrets Misappropriation Claim – Disclosure – Patents – Different Fields – Breach of Contract – Confidentiality — Tort/Negligence

SCR-Tech LLC v. Evonik Energy Services LLC Plaintiff and others have published the general steps involved in plaintiff’s process for cleaning and regenerating the catalysts used by coal plants to remove harmful constituents from their exhaust; therefore, the general steps are not trade secrets. However, there are questions of fact as to whether some of the specific steps in plaintiff’[...]

Aug 27, 2010

Lawyers grapple with gaps in inadvertent disclosure rule

By DAVID FRANK, Dolan Media Newswires [email protected] Nearly two years after Congress enacted an evidentiary rule aimed at protecting lawyers who mistakenly turn over privileged materials during discovery, practitioners […]