WA Bar News

JUNE 11, 2024

should not be considered as evidence. In this column, we’ll address a narrower, but more common, subset of deposition misconduct that the ABA opinion touches on: improper “coaching” during depositions and improper objections intended to impede the questioner. 10 Second, we’ll focus on depositions rather than hearings or trials.

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E-Discovery LLC

JANUARY 31, 2025

The Jennings court discussed a series of discovery events, and added: The parties should be proactive in following-up with their discovery so as not to run into conflicts with the discovery cutoff. In one recent decision, a court wrote that it would be in the parties interest to reach a negotiated result.

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Complex Discovery

JULY 9, 2024

Coinbase has also filed additional legal actions against the SEC and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, seeking compliance with Freedom of Information Act requests related to cryptocurrency rule-making.

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Defense Strategy Precedent Discovery Depositions 122

Evidence at Trial

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Beyond knowing the mechanics of the rules of evidence, effective advocates use the rules as weapons of persuasion. There's reference to an out-of-court statement? Equally important is the ability to adjust to the constantly changing landscape of admitted and excluded evidence. Last month's Strobel v.

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SW&L Attorneys Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The court ruled this as fraudulent and restored the assets to the marital estate, prioritizing the wife’s right to an equitable division of property. Courts often rely on lifestyle analysis and forensic accounting to reveal discrepancies between reported finances and actual lifestyle. In Peterson v. Peterson (274 Minn.

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Finance and Banking Subpoenas Litigation Evidence 77

WA Bar News

JULY 10, 2024

THESE NOTICES OF THE IMPOSITION OF DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS AND ACTIONS are published pursuant to Rule 3.5(c) c) of the Washington Supreme Court Rules for Enforcement of Lawyer Conduct. The lawyer’s conduct violated the following Rules of Professional Conduct: 1.4 Communication), 1.5

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Real Estate Depositions Evidence Admissibility 52

WA Bar News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Fucile In the course of a case, litigators typically make all sorts of statements to courts on the facts and the law. 2 Some are in briefs, while others are made in open court. along with the confidentiality rule, RPC 1.6, and the withdrawal rule, RPC 1.16. 9 Here, however, well focus on the ethics rule.

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