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Top 5 Tips: Taking Depositions in a Post-Pandemic World

Attorney at Work

While much of the world stopped last year, depositions didn’t. Cases forged ahead and lawyers scrambled to establish new ways of taking depositions and handling proceedings that, for decades, had been routine. But if you follow these five tips, you’ll be ready to handle any deposition that comes your way in the post-pandemic world.

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Discovery From Former Attorney About Disputed Quid Pro Quo Offer to Opponent

E-Discovery LLC

They also sought the former attorney’s deposition regarding the alleged offer. When it came to the request for a deposition , the court wrote: Lastly, Plaintiffs request a deposition of former Town Attorney Nugent in connection with his role in making the alleged quid pro quo as outlined in Plaintiffs’ motion papers.

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Why Depositions Matter More

The Cloud Court Blog

“The deposition is the new trial.” – Jim Garrity, 10,000 Depositions Later podcast Jim Garrity, an employment attorney based in Florida, has produced scores of podcasts and published multiple books on the topic of depositions. And today, almost all testimony is in the form of deposition testimony for the reasons cited above.

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Social Media Evidence: What You Need To Know

Evidence at Trial

Regardless of its merit, social media is here to stay and disputes over admissibility or exclusion are commonplace in today's trials. What Social Media Evidence? Starting with the obvious, information on social media certainly is evidence. Is Social Media Evidence Relevant? Is Social Media Evidence Authentic?

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Self-Collection, Discovery About Discovery, and Curative Sanctions

E-Discovery LLC

37(e)(1) sanctions, the EEOC sought copies of litigation hold notices, dates and the names of recipients of those notices, as well as further descriptions; appointment of a forensic examiner to determine when the ESI went missing; and, a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition on the missing ESI at defendant’s expense. As Fed.R.Civ.P.

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Is a “Composite” Video Admissible and Can a Police Officer “Narrate” It at Trial? – Part 1 of 2

E-Discovery LLC

499 (2024), addressed introduction of a “composite” video as summary evidence and the use of police officers’ testimony describing it. This first blog addresses the admissibility of a “composite” video prepared by the prosecution. An innocent bystander was fatally shot while she was with her husband on a hotel patio in Annapolis.

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Five Legal Technology Trends of Note From the TechnoLawyer Top Products Awards of 2021

Attorney at Work

It’s challenging to obtain a damaging admission during a deposition, but social media feeds and chat threads contain more admissions than a Taylor Swift confessional. With the delete key a tap away, it’s vital to defensibly collect this evidence while you can. Two TechnoLawyer award winners do just that.