{"id":162327,"date":"2026-09-04T15:34:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T23:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/04\/you-can-bill-2000-an-hour-and-still-flunk-the-discovery-rules-see-also\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T15:34:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T23:34:56","slug":"you-can-bill-2000-an-hour-and-still-flunk-the-discovery-rules-see-also","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/04\/you-can-bill-2000-an-hour-and-still-flunk-the-discovery-rules-see-also\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can Bill $2,000 An Hour And Still Flunk The Discovery Rules \u2014 See Also"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Turns Out \u2018I Forgot\u2019 Isn\u2019t A Great Discovery Strategy: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/09\/skadden-and-kirkland-earn-a-2-million-benchslap-for-hiding-evidence\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Just ask Skadden and Kirkland.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>She Don\u2019t Lie\/She Don\u2019t Lie\/Cocaine<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/09\/nominee-charged-with-plotting-to-plant-cocaine-on-his-primary-opponent\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Missouri legislative candidate arrested for trying to plant cocaine on primary opponent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Most Forgiving Judge In The World<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/09\/chief-judge-pryor-tosses-judge-altman-terror-scarf-complaint-showing-off-bipartisan-leniency-toward-misconduct-claims\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chief Judge Pryor, already under fire for lenient approach to misconduct claims against Judge Eleanor Ross, swiftly dismissed misconduct claims against Judge Roy Altman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Please Mr. Postman<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/09\/trumps-manic-plot-to-seize-mail-in-ballots-is-back-at-scotus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump is trying to get the Supreme Court to bless his effort to blow up mail-in voting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/09\/you-can-bill-2000-an-hour-and-still-flunk-the-discovery-rules-see-also\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">You Can Bill $2,000 An Hour And Still Flunk The Discovery Rules \u2014 See Also<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Turns Out \u2018I Forgot\u2019 Isn\u2019t A Great Discovery Strategy: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/09\/skadden-and-kirkland-earn-a-2-million-benchslap-for-hiding-evidence\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Just ask Skadden and Kirkland.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>She Don\u2019t Lie\/She Don\u2019t Lie\/Cocaine<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/09\/nominee-charged-with-plotting-to-plant-cocaine-on-his-primary-opponent\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Missouri legislative candidate arrested for trying to plant cocaine on primary opponent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Most Forgiving Judge In The World<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/09\/chief-judge-pryor-tosses-judge-altman-terror-scarf-complaint-showing-off-bipartisan-leniency-toward-misconduct-claims\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chief Judge Pryor, already under fire for lenient approach to misconduct claims against Judge Eleanor Ross, swiftly dismissed misconduct claims against Judge Roy Altman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Please Mr. Postman<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/09\/trumps-manic-plot-to-seize-mail-in-ballots-is-back-at-scotus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump is trying to get the Supreme Court to bless his effort to blow up mail-in voting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/09\/you-can-bill-2000-an-hour-and-still-flunk-the-discovery-rules-see-also\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">You Can Bill $2,000 An Hour And Still Flunk The Discovery Rules \u2014 See Also<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turns Out \u2018I Forgot\u2019 Isn\u2019t A Great Discovery Strategy: Just ask Skadden and Kirkland. She Don\u2019t Lie\/She Don\u2019t Lie\/Cocaine: Missouri legislative candidate arrested for trying to plant cocaine on primary opponent. 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