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Discovery Practice

Finding Subject Specific Discovery Resources

Subject specific treatises may also include information on discovery in that practice area. A selection of these is listed below. Search the Jenkins' catalog for additional resources.

Additional subject specific resources published by LexisNexis and West/Thomson Reuters may be available on the library's Lexis and Westlaw computers. Members can contact Research Services at 215.574.1505 or research@jenkinslaw.org for additional help finding materials on Lexis and Westlaw.

Treatises and Practice Aids - Member Databases

The following member database includes information regarding discovery in bankruptcy actions. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access this database. This database is also available in the library.

Bankruptcy Litigation Manual
Available on Treatises On Fastcase. From the Browse Libraries button, navigate to Commentary > Treatises and Books and select Wolters Kluwer > Bankruptcy Law Library > Bankruptcy Litigation Manual.
See Chapter 4: Discovery.

The following member database includes information regarding discovery in business and commercial litigation. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access this database. This database is also available in the library.

Pennsylvania Commercial Litigation
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library and in print.
See Chapter 3: Discovery Practice and Strategies.

The following member databases include information regarding discovery in construction litigation. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access these databases. These databases are also available in the library.

Construction Disputes: Practice Guide with Forms
Available on Treatises On Fastcase. From the Browse Libraries button, navigate to Commentary > Treatises and Books and select Wolters Kluwer > Construction Law Library > Construction Disputes: Practice Guide with Forms.
See Chapter 12: Discovery.

Discovery in Construction Litigation
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.
Also available in print.

The following member database includes information regarding discovery in family law matters. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access this database. This database is also available in the library.

New Jersey Family Law
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.
See Chapter 7: Discovery.

The following member databases include information regarding discovery in insurance litigation. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access these databases. These databases are also available in the library.

Insurance Bad Faith in Pennsylvania
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library. Also available on the library's Lexis computers and in print.
See Chapter 14: Discovery in Bad Faith Litigation.

New Appleman Insurance Bad Faith Litigation
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library. Also available in print.
See Chapter 16: Pretrial Discovery in Bad Faith Litigation.

New Appleman Insurance Law Practice Guide
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library. Also available in print.
See Chapter 20: Conducting Discovery.

New Appleman on Insurance Law, Library Edition
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library. Also available in print.
See Chapter 152: Discovery (vol. 12).

Practitioner's Guide to Litigating Insurance Coverage Actions
Available on Treatises On Fastcase. From the Browse Libraries button, navigate to Commentary > Treatises and Books and select Wolters Kluwer > Insurance Law Library > Practitioner's Guide to Litigating Insurance Coverage Actions.
See Chapter 6: Discovery.

The following member database includes information regarding discovery in intellectual property litigation. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access this database. This database is also available in the library.

Trademark and Copyright Disputes: Litigation Forms and Analysis
Available on Treatises On Fastcase. From the Browse Libraries button, navigate to Commentary > Treatises and Books and select Wolters Kluwer > Intellectual Property Law Library > Trademark and Copyright Disputes: Litigation Forms and Analysis.
See Chapter 4: Discovery.

The following member databases include information regarding discovery in labor and employment matters. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access these databases. These databases are also available in the library.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Handbook
Available on Treatises On Fastcase. From the Browse Libraries button, navigate to Commentary > Treatises and Books and select Wolters Kluwer > Employment Discrimination Law Library > Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Handbook. Also available on the library's VitalLaw computer.
See Chapter 13: Discovery.

Employment Litigation
Available on Law Journal Press. Found in the "Labor and Employment" topic.
See Chapter 6: Discovery.

Employment Litigation in New Jersey
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.
See Chapter 4: Discovery in Employment Litigation.

Wage & Hour Collective and Class Litigation
Available on Law Journal Press. Found in the "Labor and Employment" topic.
See Chapter 8: Discovery Issues in Class and Collective Actions.

The following member database includes information regarding discovery in medical malpractice actions. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access this database. This database is also available in the library.

New Jersey Medical Malpractice Law
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library and in print.
See Chapter 9: Pretrial Discovery in Medical Malpractice Cases.

The following member databases include information regarding discovery in product liability matters. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access these databases. These databases are also available in the library.

Pennsylvania Products Liability
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library. Also available on the library's Lexis computers and in print.
See Chapter 15: Discovery Process.

Preparation of a Product Liability Case
Available on Treatises On Fastcase. From the Browse Libraries button, navigate to Commentary > Treatises and Books and select Wolters Kluwer > Product Liability Law Library > Preparation of a Product Liability Case.

The following member database includes information regarding discovery in Section 1983 litigation. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access this database. This database is also available in the library.

Section 1983 Litigation: Forms
Available on Treatises On Fastcase. From the Browse Libraries button, navigate to Commentary > Treatises and Books and select Wolters Kluwer > Section 1983 Litigation Library > Section 1983 Litigation: Forms.
See Chapter 3: Discovery.

The following member database includes information regarding discovery in securities matters. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access this database. This database is also available in the library.

Securities Arbitration Procedure Manual
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library. Also available in print.
See Chapter 9: Discovery (vol. 1).

The following member database includes information regarding discovery in tort actions. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access this database. This database is also available in the library.

Damages in Tort Actions
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.
See Chapter 72: Discovery (vol. 8).

Treatises and Practice Aids - Onsite Print & Electronic

Antitrust Discovery Handbook American Bar Association

Bankruptcy Litigation Manual Wolters Kluwer
Available on Treatises On Fastcase. From the Browse Libraries button, navigate to Commentary > Treatises and Books and select Wolters Kluwer > Bankruptcy Law Library > Bankruptcy Litigation Manual.
See Chapter 4: Discovery.

Pennsylvania Commercial Litigation Legal Intelligencer
Also available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.
See Chapter 3: Discovery Practice and Strategies.

Construction Disputes: Practice Guide with Forms Wolters Kluwer
Available on Treatises On Fastcase. From the Browse Libraries button, navigate to Commentary > Treatises and Books and select Wolters Kluwer > Construction Law Library > Construction Disputes: Practice Guide with Forms.
See Chapter 12: Discovery.

Discovery Deskbook for Construction Disputes American Bar Association

Discovery in Construction Litigation LexisNexis
Also available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.

Federal Criminal Discovery American Bar Association

Discovery and Evidence in Pennsylvania Family Law Cases
Available at the library in print. 

The 1040 Handbook: A Guide to Income and Asset Discovery American Bar Association

The Forensic Accounting Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Financial Investigation and Analysis for Family Lawyers American Bar Association
See Chapter 5: Discovery: Documents, Details, and Transactions.

New Jersey Family Law LexisNexis
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.
See Chapter 7: Discovery.

Obtaining Information from the Government in Discovery and Disclosure-Related Damages Actions against the Government Tax Management Portfolio
Also available on the library's Bloomberg Law computers.

Insurance Bad Faith in Pennsylvania The Legal Intelligencer
Also available on the library's Lexis computers and the LexisNexis Digital Library.
See Chapter 14: Discovery in Bad Faith Litigation.

New Appleman Insurance Bad Faith Litigation LexisNexis
Also available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.
See Chapter 16: Pretrial Discovery in Bad Faith Litigation.

New Appleman Insurance Law Practice Guide LexisNexis
Also available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.
See Chapter 20: Conducting Discovery.

New Appleman on Insurance Law LexisNexis
Also available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.
See Chapter 152: Discovery.

Practitioner's Guide to Litigating Insurance Coverage Actions Wolters Kluwer
Available on Treatises On Fastcase. From the Browse Libraries button, navigate to Commentary > Treatises and Books and select Wolters Kluwer > Insurance Law Library > Practitioner's Guide to Litigating Insurance Coverage Actions.
See Chapter 6: Discovery.

Intellectual Property Litigation: Pretrial Practice Wolters Kluwer
Also available on the library's VitalLaw computers.
See Chapter 7: Discovery Mechanics and Chapter 8: Substantive Discovery.

Nimmer on Copyright LexisNexis
Also available on the library's Lexis computers.
See Chapter 36: Discovery.

Patent Litigation Strategies Handbook BNA
Available on the library's Bloomberg Law computers.
See Part II: Discovery.

Trademark and Copyright Disputes: Litigation Forms and Analysis Wolters Kluwer
Available on Treatises On Fastcase. From the Browse Libraries button, navigate to Commentary > Treatises and Books and select Wolters Kluwer > Intellectual Property Law Library > Trademark and Copyright Disputes: Litigation Forms and Analysis.
See Chapter 4: Discovery.

Americans with Disabilities Act Handbook Wolters Kluwer
Available on the library's VitalLaw computer and Treatises on Fastcase. On Treatises On Fastcase, from the Browse Libraries button, navigate to Commentary > Treatises and Books and select Wolters Kluwer > Employment Discrimination Law Library > Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Handbook.
See Chapter 13: Discovery.

Employment Litigation
Available on Law Journal Press. Found in the "Labor and Employment" topic.
See Chapter 6: Discovery.

Employment Litigation in New Jersey
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.
See Chapter 4: Discovery in Employment Litigation.

Pattern Discovery: Employment Discrimination West/Thomson Reuters
Also available on the library's Westlaw computers.

Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases James Publishing
Available on the library's Bloomberg Law computers.
See Chapter 6: Discovery.

Municipal Liability: Law and Practice Wolters Kluwer
Available on the library's VitalLaw computer.
See Chapter 15: Discovery.

Representing Plaintiffs in Title VII Actions Wolters Kluwer
Available on the library's VitalLaw computer.
See Chapter 13: Discovery and Admissibility.

Wage & Hour Collective and Class Litigation
Available on Law Journal Press. Found in the "Labor and Employment" topic.
See Chapter 8: Discovery Issues in Class and Collective Actions.

Workplace Data: Law and Litigation BNA
Available on the library's Bloomberg Law computers.
See Part II: E-Discovery Challenges.

Medical Malpractice: Checklists and Discovery West/Thomson Reuters
Also available on the library's Westlaw computers.

New Jersey Medical Malpractice Law New Jersey Law Journal
Also available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.
See Chapter 9: Pretrial Discovery in Medical Malpractice Cases.

Pattern Discovery: Motor Vehicles West/Thomson Reuters
Also available on the library's Westlaw computers.

Pattern Discovery: Premises Liability West/Thomson Reuters
Also available on the library's Westlaw computers.

Pattern Discovery: Products Liability West/Thomson Reuters
Also available on the library's Westlaw computers.

Pennsylvania Products Liability The Legal Intelligencer
Also available on the library's Lexis computers and on the LexisNexis Digital Library.
See Chapter 15: Discovery Process.

Preparation of a Product Liability Case Wolters Kluwer
Available on the library's VitalLaw computer.
Includes information about plaintiff and defendant discovery.

Handbook of Section 1983 Litigation Wolters Kluwer
Available on the library's VitalLaw computer.
See Chapter 11: Discovery and Subpoenas in Federal Civil Cases.

Section 1983 Litigation: Forms Wolters Kluwer
Available on Treatises On Fastcase. From the Browse Libraries button, navigate to Commentary > Treatises and Books and select Wolters Kluwer > Section 1983 Litigation Library > Section 1983 Litigation: Forms.
See Chapter 3: Discovery.

Securities Arbitration Procedure Manual
Also available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.
See Chapter 9: Discovery.

Securities Litigation Federal Judicial Center
Available on the library's Bloomberg Law computers.
See Chapter 12: Discovery.

Sexual Harassment and Retaliation: A Practical Handbook for Plaintiff and Defense American Bar Association
See Chapter 10: Discovery and Deposing the Plaintiff and the Plaintiff's Witnesses: Defense Perspective and Chapter 11: Discovery and Deposing the Alleged Harasser and Defense Witnesses: The Plaintiff's Perspective.

Representation Before the United States Tax Court West/Thomson Reuters
Also available on the library's Westlaw computers.
See Chapter 5: Discovery.

Pattern Discovery: Tort Actions West/Thomson Reuters
Also available on the library's Westlaw computers.

Damages in Tort Actions LexisNexis
Available on the LexisNexis Digital Library.
See Chapter 72: Discovery (vol. 8).