Speakers:

Michael Smith and Wayne Stacy

Once again, Michael Smith highlights some key learning points from the Texas courts, including:

Same plaintiff, different judges, different outcomes--What lessons can we learn from the Sonrai cases and the different decisions in Waco and Austin?  

A delicate balancing act between asking the otherside to create new documents and asking the other side to explain their financial documents.  Can we really find a rule of reasonableness?

LinkedIn abuse--A sharp rebuke about venue gamesmanship and the misuse of LinkedIn profiles.

A textbook case for striking portions of an expert opinion.

Judge Gilstrap explains his views on discovery of negotiation agreements and litigation funding documents.

Past or present--what are the venue impacts of a closed facility?