A New Jersey nursing home defense attorney finds himself under fire after a presentation to fellow litigators at which he seemed to recommend, whether in a jocular way or not, making plaintiffs fight for every document and asserting blanket claims of privilege to keep relevant papers out of their hands. Curiously, adversaries who’ve litigated against attorney Donald Davidson tell a reporter that they consider him a straight shooter who has not used abusive or stonewalling tactics against them. (Charles Toutant, “Candid Comments About Discovery Bring Lawyer National Notoriety”, New Jersey Law Journal, Sept. 21).

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