Monthly Archives: June 2020

Litigation Funding Materials Ruled Irrelevant And Not Discoverable

Posted on June 20, 2020 by Steven Callahan

Here’s an important decision from Chief Judge Stark from the District of Delaware regarding the non-discoverability of communications with litigation funders. Chief Judge Stark found that defendants were not entitled to obtain discovery regarding (i) potential investments by third parties … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Rules Copyright Does Not Extend To Annotations In A State’s Official Annotated Code

Posted on June 20, 2020 by Steven Callahan

On April 27, 2020, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org (available here). The Court found that Georgia could not copyright, via a third-party contractor under a work-for-hire agreement, the official version of its annotated code. Under … Continue reading →

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