Legal Dive

AUGUST 2, 2024

The court ruled that two of the plaintiffs’ expert witnesses in the case employed flawed methodology that incorrectly led jurors to $4.7 billion in damages.

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Complex Discovery

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Key recommendations include: Pretrial Evidentiary Hearings: Judges should require early disclosure of potential deepfake-related evidence, enabling discovery and the use of expert witnesses to authenticate digital materials.

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Ethicking

JUNE 14, 2024

On Monday morning, in open court, Steel revealed to Judge Ural Glanville that he was aware of an ex parte meeting in chambers between Glanville, prosecutors, and a witness for the prosecution, which may have involved ”coercion” or “witness intimidation” per Steel. However, Rule 3.4 I suppose we’ll find out in due course.

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Forensic Psychologist

JUNE 1, 2016

Is the work product of an expert who is retained only as a consultant -- not as a testifying witness -- confidential under the doctrine of attorney-client privilege ? With courts around the United States divided , that was the question before the Georgia Supreme Court in the case of Henry Neuman of Georgia, which I reported on back in 2012.

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E-Discovery LLC

MARCH 6, 2025

The court ruled: If it has not already done so, Uber shall produce documents hyperlinked in Google chat messages, and related metadata to the extent feasible. However, Microsoft communications were not at issue in this case. The parties shall meet and confer and stipulate to a deadline for the production.

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Evidence at Trial

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

This is the witness who says, "I just came from outside and it’s raining." If the witness is believed, the fact it is raining is conclusively true. Section 411 says that except where a statute may require additional evidence, direct evidence from just one witness may be sufficient. The witness may say, "I saw Ms.

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WA Bar News

MARCH 13, 2025

Heres an example of an effective use of selective quotations in a criminal defendants appellant brief: The primary and most important component of the Confrontation Clause is the right to conduct a meaningful cross-examination of adverse witnesses. Spend time showing the court why these cases are like yours. Darden , 145 Wn.2d

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Evidence at Trial

MARCH 22, 2023

One its expert witnesses walked the jury through powerful demonstrative evidence detailing DNA contamination in its crime lab. When asked to explain how, the defense attorney stated that in future cases, "the defendants' attorneys will simply ask the court to take judicial notice of the [expert witness'] testimony." Pretty dull.

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WA Bar News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

In another circumstance, we may be contacting an unrepresented fact witness. With an unrepresented party or witness, our conduct is guided by RPC 4.3, Washington adopted the then-ABA Model Rule in 1985 when moving from the former Code of Professional Responsibility to RPCs patterned on the ABA Model Rules. 27 While RPC 4.3

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Next Generation E-Discovery Law & Tech Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

The court cited an affidavit submitted by an eDiscovery expert witness who noted that when X1 Social Discovery was used to collect from the Plaintiff’s Facebook account, key evidence that existed prior to the litigation was missing because it had been deleted by the Plaintiff prior to the X1 Social Discovery collection.

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WA Bar News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Lawyers who intentionally lie to courts or engage in similar misconduct are usually on a quick path to a new line of work through disbarment or will have a long time to think about their error while serving a suspension. 9 Here, however, well focus on the ethics rule. 3d 333 (2007) (witness); In re Jensen, 192 Wn.2d LLC, __ Wn.

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Evidence at Trial

DECEMBER 17, 2021

But this general rule of admissibility does not apply if the court finds either (1) a genuine dispute exists concerning material terms of the writing and justice requires its exclusion, or (2) admission of the secondary evidence would be unfair. Crown appealed the trial court's ruling, and the Court of Appeal affirmed.

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Practice Panther

APRIL 22, 2024

From court rulings and policy change to money management and examining “The Life of a Lawyer,” Williams invites industry professionals to engage in timely discussions about events impacting those in the legal industry. Lawyer and host, J. Suggested episodes : A Big Week For Not Knowing The Law – Covering the new U.S.

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Practice of Law

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

During the trial, Watkins’s defense focused on the testimony of Anderson and other witnesses who purported to corroborate her version of events. The district court sentenced Watkins to ten years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $100 fine. All in all, the court of appeals let the conviction stand.

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Lawmatics

AUGUST 8, 2023

4 Streamlining Case Law Research Prompt: "Summarize the following recent Federal Circuit Court rulings on the Fourth Amendment search and seizure doctrine, focusing on decisions involving digital privacy issues. Provide evasive or combative responses to my questions to help our team practice managing difficult witnesses."

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Expert Witness Blog

MAY 20, 2024

Summary: Labor Economics Expert Witness testimony is allowed because the court ruled that her expert opinions on the calculation of damages will help the jury. To enhance her case, the plaintiff hired Labor Economics Expert Witness Dr. Patricia Pacey to provide expert witness testimony on here behalf.

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Percipient

APRIL 22, 2023

23, 2015) the court observed that responding parties presumptively bear the expense of complying with discovery requests unless the expense is “significant.” ” If the subpoena is issued in a state court matter, a state statute or court rule may shift the costs of subpoena compliance to the requesting party (see below).

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E-Discovery LLC

JUNE 1, 2024

The State added: “The Appellate Court affirmed eighteen [unreported] cases where a video was authenticated through the silent witness method.” The State added: “The Appellate Court’s approach is consistent….” Court Rules That Deprive Unpublished Opinions of Precedential Authority Distort the Common Law,” 79 Wash.

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Evidence at Trial

JANUARY 30, 2023

Another prosecution witness testified that Mr. Seabourn—with the witness’ help—got Mr. Stewart into Mr. Seabourn’s car. The next day, Mr. Seabourn told the witness that he had killed Mr. Stewart and buried the murder weapon. Lawley “that they might ‘work something out.’”

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Joseph, Hollander & Craft

MARCH 7, 2025

However, many people do not realize that the procedural rule requiring police to expressly advise arrestees of their rights did not apply until a series of landmark 1960s Supreme Court cases, culminating in Miranda v. shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself,’ and that ‘the accused shall.

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Forensic Psychologist

AUGUST 14, 2016

Supreme Court rulings, such offenders must have a mental disorder in order to qualify for prolonged detention after they have served their prison terms. “It Under a 2012 New York appellate court ruling in the case of State v.

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Law and Daily Life

OCTOBER 7, 2024

However, legal experts and court documents reveal a more nuanced situation. Judge Orders Filings from Parties It’s all related to a landmark Supreme Court ruling from this past July, which broadened the scope of presidential immunity but left it to lower courts to determine the specifics.

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