Obtaining information from nonparties in a case can be riddled with procedural potholes. For state proceedings, issuing a subpoena to an out-of-state nonparty can be especially fraught with difficulties. The United States Supreme Court held long ago, in Minder v. Georgia, 183 U.S. 559, 562 (1902), […]
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Recently, Kelly Margolis Dagger presented Effective Use of Courtroom Technology in the Eastern District of North Carolina at the Federal Criminal Practice Seminar. The seminar was held in Raleigh on August 21, 2020. Kelly focused on the use of the electronic evidence presentation system in federal courtrooms throughout the district, […]
Gig economy companies increasingly face class action lawsuits brought by their workers. Uber, Lyft, Instacart, Doordash, and Amazon, to name a few, have confronted multiple lawsuits alleging the companies misclassified employees as independent contractors. While the merits of these claims are vigorously debated in the […]
September 15, 2020
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Ellis & Winters congratulates Andrew Chamberlin and Leslie Packer, two of the firm’s founding partners, who were recently recognized in the 2020 edition of “Who’s Who in Product Liability Defence.” Andrew is currently the President of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), and was just named “Lawyer of the […]