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Deposition Misconduct: Rules, Risks, and Remedies

WA Bar News

Fucile “[T]estimony of witnesses who were kicked by plaintiff’s attorney while the witnesses were responding to defendants’ attorney’s inquiry. because there is no way of knowing what the testimony would have been if the witnesses had been left alone.” — West v. should not be considered as evidence. Irwin (E.D.

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DEPOSITION OUTLINE OF A MEDICAL MALPRACTRICE DEFENSE EXPERT

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

There are a volume of available ideas and outlines for the discovery deposition of a medical malpractice expert including advice to not take the deposition at all in some circumstances. SEE WITNESSES biography (a) BIRTH DATE (b) MARITAL STATUS 2 GENERAL EDUCATION OUTLINE: SCHOOLS APPLIED FOR & REJECTED?

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HOW TO PREPARE YOUR CLIENT FOR THEIR DEPOSITION by Lita Luvera

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail” Benjamin Franklin In our office, my law partner and wife, Lita Barnett Luvera, legal responsibilities included preparing clients and witness for their deposition. Too often, lawyers tend to schedule an hour or two in their office on the day of the deposition to prepare their client.

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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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Moneyballing Testimony: A Field Guide to Deposition Gorillas

The Cloud Court Blog

Over the years I’ve attended a lot of depositions. Not only as the taking and defending attorney, but also as a witness and as a client. When the deposition is over, the people that were in the room often have a sort of inexplicable, Venn-type diagram of disparate recollections about what actually happened.

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2024 Litigation Resolutions for All Litigators

Sound Jury Blog

Yes, that will change as a result of discovery, but if you don’t have an idea of what you need to put your best foot forward, you might end up not asking for certain documents or depositions or hiring specific experts. “A Deposition practice is one of the most over-looked aspects of litigation preparation.

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EDRM Announces Cloud Court as Newest Trusted Partner

The Cloud Court Blog

To make it easy and simple for attorneys and paralegals to instantly find relevant testimony, Cloud Court’s AI, Gibson , delivers content organized by topic, witness type and allignment, file, and numerous other indices. Empower your own witnesses? The UI can be configured. Okerlund, founder and CEO at Cloud Court.