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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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Strobel v. Johnson & Johnson: Got a Hearsay Problem? Don't Give Up.

Evidence at Trial

But with hearsay having so many exceptions, the most obvious objection may not be the most effective. But Strobel is important reading because it illustrates that even when Sanchez applies ( i.e. , a hearsay objection is sustained), you need to have a "Plan B" in mind. A sustained objection isn’t necessarily a dead end.

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Thomas Suh and Ken Block on How LegalMation is Revolutionizing Litigation Efficiency (TGIR Ep. 222)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

That’s the law firm side, the the corporate side, I think it’s a bit different because now corporate, you know, you saw some of the retail announcements of a of a some insurance companies having to restructure and start laying off some professionals and that sort of thing. And, you know, we’ll eventually get there. I think that is possible.