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

WA Bar News

They will require a material change in the way many attorneys practice discovery. 1, 2024, codify procedure for depositions by remote means. DEPOSITIONS BY REMOTE MEANS Amendments to CR 30, addressing depositions by remote means, were proposed by the BJA Remote Proceedings Work Group and adopted effective Oct.

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Deposition Misconduct: Rules, Risks, and Remedies

WA Bar News

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. Washington RPC 4.4(a)

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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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Money as a Tactical Disadvantage: Don't Pitch Mountains of Cash into a Dumpster Fire

The Cloud Court Blog

One is this: smaller parties often leverage technology and data to beat their adversaries because it’s the only option. But all are routinely practiced by parties that have a surplus of capital but a deficit of creativity. Smart money is on lean teams that lean into technology and the advantages it provides.

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An Open Letter to Litigators (i.e., Unreliable Witnesses)

The Cloud Court Blog

You’re an unreliable witness to the depositions you took and you’re an unreliable witness to the depositions you defended. And you realized—too late—that you failed to use it in motion practice or settlement or witness outlines or impeachment. Thankfully, emerging technologies can help. Alas, so is mine.

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LegalWeek 2024 Special Part Two: Mollie Nichols and Mark Noel from Redgrave Data

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

In the second of a special series of interviews from Legal Week 2024 , co-hosts Greg Lambert and Marlene Gebauer welcomed Mollie Nichols , CEO, and Mark Noel , Chief Information and Technology Officer of Redgrave Data. And it’s important that we’re a part of the conversation, and that we understand what technology is being talked about.