Epstein Secrets

; Lake Shore Radiator, Inc. v. Radiator Express Warehouse, 2008 WL 842989 (M.D. Fla. 2007)(protecting investigative materials as work-product); and Hickman v. Taylor, 329 U.S. 495, 508, 67 S.Ct. 385, 91 L.Ed. 451 (1947)(noting, among other things and subject to exception, that work-product includes inf

under the Federal Rules is to obtain a full and accurate understanding of the true facts in order to obtain a fair and just result. United States v. Proctor & Gamble Co., 356 U.S. 677,682, 78 S.Ct. 983 (1958). 16. Defendant should not have to rely on only those "handpicked" witnesses disclosed by Plaintiff at depo

the discovery of admissible evidence. Rule 26(b)(l), Fed.R.Civ.P.; Donahay v. Palm Beach Tours & trans., Inc., 242 F.R.D. 685 (S.D. Fla. 2007). See Hickman v. Taylor, 329 U.S. 495, 507-08 (1947); Oppenheimer Fund, Inc. v. Sanders, 437 U.S. 340, 351 (1978). In Oppenheimer, the Supreme Court discussed th

nder the Federal Rules is to obtain a full and accurate understanding of the true facts in order to obtain a fair and just result. United States v. Proctor & Gamble Co., 356 U.S. 677,682, 78 S.Ct. 983 (1958). This is evidenced through the intent of rule 26 disclosures. 6. As this court has recognized, Defendant sh

stence is necessary before a judicial determination can be made as to whether the contents are privileged." Id. The exception initially outlined in Hickman developed over time and is now memorialized in Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280(b)(4): Under Florida law, party may obtain an opponent's alleg

in the substantial equivalent of the materials by other means. A showing of need encompasses a showing of diligence by the party seeking discovery. Proctor & Gamble Co. v. Swilley, 462 So. 2d 1188, 1194 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985). And "No determine whether a moving party will experience undue hardship, courts must balance

; Lake Shore Radiator. Inc. v. Radiator Express Warehouse, 2008 WL 842989 (M.D. Fla. 2007)(protecting investigative materials as work-product); and Hickman v, Taylor, 329 U.S. 495, 508, 67 S.Ct. 385, 91 L.Ed. 451 (1947)(noting, among other things and subject to exception, that work-product includes inf

under the Federal Rules is to obtain a full and accurate understanding of the true facts in order to obtain a fair and just result. United States v. Proctor & Gamble Co., 356 U.S. 677, 682, 78 S.Ct. 983 (1958). 16. Defendant should not have to rely on only those "handpicked" witnesses disclosed by Plaintiff at dep