Discovery is where most civil cases are won or lost long before anyone stands in front of a jury. It is also where cases get expensive, deadlines get missed, and leverage shifts fast. If you know what discovery is designed to accomplish, what the major phases look like, and when
Discovery is where most civil cases are won or lost. It is the phase that turns pleadings into proof, surfaces the documents and testimony you need to evaluate exposure, and creates the record you will later use for dispositive motions, settlement leverage, and trial. This guide walks through the discovery
Litigation moves fast, and the work behind a strong case file is relentless: intake, record collection, issue spotting, discovery, deposition prep, motion practice, settlement packaging, and trial readiness. “Litigation support” is the umbrella term for the people, processes, and technology that keep that machine running so attorneys can focus on
Discovery is where strong cases get built (or quietly fall apart). The right discovery request can surface the key email, policy, or medical record that drives settlement value. The wrong request can invite boilerplate objections, motion practice, and delays that drain momentum. Below are practical discovery request examples (interrogatories, requests
Discovery is where cases are won slowly or lost quickly. When requests go out late, holds are incomplete, or productions are inconsistent, teams spend weeks redoing work that should have been settled at the start. A tight legal discovery checklist is less about bureaucracy and more about creating a repeatable
May 2025 — LexisNexis Risk Solutions (LNRS), a major provider of risk management and fraud prevention tools, has reported a significant data breach impacting the personal information of more than 360,000 individuals, according to a filing with the Maine Attorney General’s Office. The breach reportedly occurred on December 25,
In a unanimous ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court held that defrauding the government to win a contract is still federal wire fraud - even if the government gets what it paid for. The case involved a Pennsylvania contractor who falsely claimed to use a disadvantaged business to meet federal
In a high-stakes decision, the U.S. Supreme Court slammed the brakes on the removal of two Venezuelan nationals detained under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA), reminding the government that yes, due process still applies—even in national security cases. The detainees were handed their removal notices and told they’
After Ryan Anderson pled guilty to robbing stores of California Lottery Scratchers tickets and cashing in the winning ones, he was ordered to pay $179,231.65 in restitution. That included the value of the stolen tickets ($116K), the winnings he wrongfully claimed ($62K), and retailer commissions tied to those
AI can now read and reason across a million tokens at once - roughly 700,000 words. That’s five copies of War and Peace processed in one go. This is a major leap. Just over a year ago, we were stuck at 4,000 tokens. Now, AI can absorb
After Ryan Anderson pled guilty to robbing stores of California Lottery Scratchers tickets and cashing in the winning ones, he was ordered to pay $179,231.65 in restitution. That included the value of the stolen tickets ($116K), the winnings he wrongfully claimed ($62K), and retailer commissions tied to those
In a high-profile showdown, the FTC tried and failed to stop Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Despite throwing §7 of the Clayton Act into the ring, the agency couldn't convince the courts that the merger would significantly lessen competition in console, subscription, or cloud