'Civility' A Concern As IP Atty Asks To Depose Party Suing Her

By Lauren Berg ( October 23, 2025, 11:49 PM EDT) -- A Florida federal magistrate judge overseeing discovery in a patent licensing company executive's defamation suit against a Baker Botts LLP intellectual property litigator told the parties Thursday that she's inclined to appoint a special master to oversee depositions in the case to ensure "the appropriate decorum and civility."...

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