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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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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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Uber Technologies – Another Hyperlink Decision

E-Discovery LLC

Uber also presents evidence that currently the production of hyperlinked non-Google Drive documents is not technologically feasible at scale. Plaintiffs did not dispute the evidence. The goal of document production, including production of ESI, is to develop admissible evidence for use at trial. Lorraine v. 534, 538 (D.

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How to Set Up Remote International Depositions

Optima Juris

As the need for efficient evidence-gathering persists, adopting remote depositions has become a powerful and prevalent solution. Fortunately, with the right technology, there is almost no barrier to conducting this more practical and cost-effective type of deposition, especially internationally. Hiring a trained U.S.

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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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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.