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Amendments to CR 26 and 30 Will Change Discovery and Deposition Practice

WA Bar News

1, 2024, codify procedure for depositions by remote means. This article will explain the changes effected by the rule amendments and, with respect to CR 26, provide context considered by the Civil Litigation Rules Revision Work Group in drafting the proposed amendments to illustrate their impact. This is no different.

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Project Management Tools for Attorneys

Attorney at Work

As law students, few litigators imagined themselves transitioning into project management roles after passing the bar. Litigators rarely receive formal training in project management, but this does not mean they do not do project management. An Accidental Project Manager. Communication is no longer siloed between individuals.

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Non-Testifying Consultant Subject to Discovery Where Testifying Expert Relied on Consultant’s Work

E-Discovery LLC

Plaintiffs did not disclose the identity of the consultant or the work performed; however, it came out in Dr. Singers deposition. Tesla moved to compel the whole ball of wax identity, a deposition, all documents and communications, invoices, etc. Plaintiff did produce some documentation about the criteria Dr. Singer had developed.

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Sedona Conference Commentary on Discovery of Collaboration Platforms – What is a Document?

E-Discovery LLC

The potential downside of unitization by time period or number of messages is that it can artificially break up continuing conversations into separate documents, requiring the parties to manually reassociate them for use in the litigation. emphasis added]. In each instance, one may reasonably ask what is the document? Rodriguez v. Fed.R.Evid.

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Scheduling Orders Are Mandatory; Vital to Caseload Management; and, Enforced Even Where Parties Got Themselves Into a “Pickle” by Dilatory Efforts to Cooperate

E-Discovery LLC

They “serve a vital purpose” in caseload management, which in light of “crowded dockets” is “an essential tool for handling civil litigation.” They have taken no depositions…. The Hooters court explained that scheduling orders “are mandatory.” There have been gaps between emails and meet-and-confers, with little obvious progress made.

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The Ultimate Paralegal Billing Cheat Sheet: Save Time and Avoid Errors

Destination Articles Blog

This method works best for cases where the workload is unpredictable or requires continuous effort, such as family law, probate law, civil litigation, and business law. Replenishable Retainers (Evergreen Retainers): Clients deposit funds upfront, and the balance is replenished as it is used. There are certain types of retainer fees.:

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The Ultimate Paralegal Billing Cheat Sheet: Save Time and Avoid Errors

Destination Articles Blog

This method works best for cases where the workload is unpredictable or requires continuous effort, such as family law, probate law, civil litigation, and business law. Replenishable Retainers (Evergreen Retainers): Clients deposit funds upfront, and the balance is replenished as it is used. There are certain types of retainer fees.: