Law360, New York (October 28, 2009) -- Once toxic tort litigation moves past the pleadings stage, corporate defendants frequently find themselves embroiled in lengthy, expensive and time-consuming discovery. In many cases, discovery costs approach, or even exceed, a defendant’s potential liability.
All too often, discovery becomes “not merely an impermissible fishing expedition[, but] an effort to dredge the lake in hopes of finding a fish.” Texaco Inc. v. Sanderson, 898 S.W.2d...
