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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. 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. The author has seen items sent after a remote deposition as exhibits that were not what was used.

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Town Sanctioned for Prejudicial Breaches of Duty to Preserve in Alleged Sexual Assault Case; Court Also Addresses Use of Personal Email by Council Members

E-Discovery LLC

Doe complained of alleged piecemeal document production and, after deposition, “grew concerned” that relevant documents had not been produced. Where the alleged spoliator acted either willfully or in bad faith, relevance is presumed; however, the presumption is rebuttable. She sued officers and the Town.