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Litigators with a Data Fetish: Moneyballing Testimony

The Cloud Court Blog

I am obsessed with depositions and, in particular, their importance to the outcome of cases. That obsession extends to deposition data as well as to the psychology of the players involved: the attorneys taking and defending depositions; the witnesses being deposed; as well as the court reporters. Why on earth would we do this?

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Strobel v. Johnson & Johnson: Got a Hearsay Problem? Don't Give Up.

Evidence at Trial

The Court explained that “[b]ecause of this shared geological provenance, asbestos is often found intergrown as an ‘accessory mineral’ within a talc deposit.” Asbestos and talc are distinct minerals, but (1) they are closely related in their geological formation, and thus (2) are often found together in nature.