The District of Delaware recently denied in part a motion to compel production of documents and testimony between a patentee and potential investors, valuation firms and an international bank based on the common interest...more
In a January 14, 2020, order, the Northern District of Illinois granted in part and denied in part, a plaintiff’s motion to compel the production of documents withheld as privileged. The court found that an email between the...more
In Allied v. OSMI, the Circuit affirms dismissal of a declaratory judgment action even though Allied’s Mexican distributors had been sued in Mexico on a corresponding Mexican patent. In a first Waymo v. Uber case, the panel...more
Litigation today often involves multiple defendants facing a common adversary — whether it is patent litigation against the same patent holder or tort litigation against the same plaintiff. Multidefendant litigation can...more
In a recent decision, Magistrate Judge Kelley addressed the legitimacy of withholding third party communications under the common interest doctrine. The case involved plaintiff Crane Security Technologies, Inc. (“Crane”) –...more
Defendants move to compel compliance with subpoenas directed to a non-party. The court relieved the non-party from any obligation to produce documents since the contested documents were also in the possession of plaintiffs....more