The Louisiana Supreme Court’s Alarming U-turn
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Monsanto v. Kilgore
(Ark., filed January 6, 2023): Urging the Arkansas Supreme Court to adopt the Apex Doctrine and require parties seeking depositions of high-level corporate officers to show that the officer has unique and relevant personal knowledge, and that the information cannot be obtained through other less intrusive discovery. The Apex Doctrine balances between the need for discovery and the burden placed on opposing parties when discovery becomes abusive.
On June 27, 2023, the Court denied the writ of mandamus.
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