LITIGATION ALERT: NEW CHALLENGES TO PROTECTING INVESTIGATIVE MATERIALS IN LARGE SCALE DISASTER LITIGATION

In today's complex world, large-scale disasters are becoming more common-place.  Whether it is a drilling rig disaster, or a nuclear power plant, large scale losses are on the rise.  These large scale disasters present unique and complicated challenges for lawyers, particularly in the investigative phase prior to litigation, and then in the discovery stage after litigation has been filed.