Truth and Consequences: The Fallout from Qualcomm

//Sponsored by Jenner & Block

Speakers:

• Charles B. Sklarsky, Partner – Jenner & Block
• Gabriel A. Fuentes, Partner – Jenner & Block

Description: Retained and in-house attorneys have known for some time the importance of ensuring that the client has made a diligent document search to comply with discovery requests, but a recent series of decisions in Qualcomm v. Broadcom, a federal lawsuit pending in San Diego, provides several important reminders. In Qualcomm, a disclosure at trial that one of the litigants had withheld various highly relevant e-mails led to a finding by a magistrate that six retained attorneys should be sanctioned for failing to make a reasonable inquiry of their corporate client. The case showed how even litigants and attorneys who negligently commit a discovery violation can face potentially dire consequences. You can view the Q2 article, Truth and Consequences: The Fallout From Qualcomm, online now.

Discussion Topics Will Include:

• The risk to the corporate client from having provided incomplete discovery in a complex piece of civil litigation;
• The need for retained and in-house counsel to “trust, but verify” the representations of client representatives about the thoroughness of a document search, and particularly of a search for relevant e-mail documents; and
• The potential unforeseen consequences of erroneously withholding documents or failing to locate them during the discovery process.

Date: June 24, 2008 10 am PDT/1 pm EDT-11 am PDT/2 pm EDT

Price: Free for anyone interested in attending.
All attendees have the opportunity to schedule an hour long, one-on-one follow-up consultation with an Ethisphere representative and, if applicable, a member of the faculty following the completion of the event.

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