Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. U.S. Dist. Court
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Boilerplate Discovery Responses may be Dangerous in the 9th Circuit
In the recent case of Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company v. United States District Court for the District of Montana, 408 F.3d 1142 (9th Cir. 2005) the Ninth Circuit tried to "chart a middle road through the wide spectrum of caselaw regulating discovery." The court's conclusions were somewhat more extreme however as the court stated: "We hold that boilerplate objections for blanket refusals inserted into a response to a Rule 34 request for production of documents are insufficient to assert a privilege. However, we also reject a per se waiver rule that deems a privilege waived if a privilege log is not produced within Rule 34's 30-day time limit." The court directed the district courts to make case-by-case "analysis" of the privilege waiver question, and to consider a number of relevant factors before ruling.
On Saturday, December 28, 2024, at just before 8 pm, EMS of Honolulu responded to an accident on H2 southbound near Ka Uka Blvd. A major rollover accident had occurred involving three young adult passengers in a single vehicle. All 3 were injured and transported in serious condition to a nearby trauma hospital. See, Major rollover accident on H2. Although there was no collision between vehicles, the occupants of the single vehicle, especially the passengers, may have personal injury claims worth evaluating.
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