Counsel has no ethical obligation to refrain from using inadvertently produced discovery if it is not clearly privileged, and disqualification is unwarranted if the produced discovery does not give counsel an unfair advantage in litigation.
READ MORECourts can have specific personal jurisdiction over foreign litigants if there is sufficient contact with the forum, even if negotiations occur abroad.
READ MOREThe Division of Occupational Safety and Health may subpoena records to determine whether Uber driver was an employee and investigate fatal workplace accident without first proving jurisdiction.
READ MOREIt is with profound sadness that we report the passing of our beloved Douglas Alson Sears. Doug died peacefully on the evening of August 1st,…
READ MORERobert W. Sweetin of Matheny Sears Linkert & Jaime recently obtained a defense verdict following a three-week trial in San Francisco. On June 14,…
READ MORERobert W. Sweetin, Esq. of Matheny, Sears, Linkert & Jaime recently obtained a defense verdict following a 4-week trial in Sonoma County. The plaintiff, a…
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