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E-Discovery Update: Louisiana Third Circuit Affirms Defendant’s Authority to Govern Its Own E-Discovery Protocols

The Energy Law

The Louisiana Third Circuit recently ​affirmed a trial court discovery ruling that allowed the defendant to design its own e-discovery protocol without input from plaintiffs. 3d–, whereby the court affirmed the trial court’s discretion to deny the plaintiffs’ demand for control over the defendant’s e-discovery protocols. ​The

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Ethical Obligations in Technology Assisted Review

The Energy Law

If used correctly, TAR can result in drastic savings for clients in document-intensive cases and provide more accurate results. Competence includes at least a basic understanding of TAR in order to evaluate the appropriate document review method for each case and implement a protocol for electronically stored information.

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Ethical Obligations in Technology Assisted Review

The Energy Law

If used correctly, TAR can result in drastic savings for clients in document-intensive cases and provide more accurate results. Competence includes at least a basic understanding of TAR in order to evaluate the appropriate document review method for each case and implement a protocol for electronically stored information.

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The Supreme Court’s Adopted Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: A Welcome Emphasis on Cooperative Case Management and Cost-Effective Discovery

The Energy Law

including the existence, description, nature, custody, condition, and location of any documents or other tangible things and the identity and location of persons who know of any discoverable matter. A complete set of the amended and adopted rules may be accessed by clicking here. [1]

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IRS Updates Guidance on Temporary Procedures to Fax Forms 1139 and 1045 to Obtain Quick Tentative Refunds due to NOL Carrybacks and Accelerated Use of AMT Carryforward Credits

The Energy Law

Bradford, New IRS Guidance on Obtaining Refunds for Net Operating Loss Carrybacks, Corporate AMT Carryforward Credits and Filing Amended Returns for Partnerships ( the “ Prior Blog Post ”). [1] Additional FAQs have been added since that date, and several have been updated. 3] Instructions on those forms to the contrary should be disregarded.

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Guidance and Relief for Retirement Plans Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Energy Law

As examples, the following are the types of notices and disclosures that this relief applies to: SPDs, SMMs, Summary Annual Reports, Annual Funding Notices, QDIA notices, participant fee disclosures, claims and appeals procedure extension and denial notices, and responses to requests for plan documents.

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Maritime Industry COVID 19 Update

The Energy Law

In response to the continuing COVID-19 epidemic, the United States Coast Guard, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have issued a series of administrative guidelines or regulations broadly affecting international maritime commerce.