Jonathan Leach LLC

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Have you been encouraged to seek out litigation consulting from your local attorney? Here, we will discuss how litigation consulting can help you with your court case. At Jonathan Leach LLC in El Paso, we offer a variety of services, including litigation consulting, witness preparation, and mock trials.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 11, 2022

Litigators need to address the court and sometimes jurors. Remember your frustration when a witness did this in deposition? You can move to strike as non-responsive, but it still may not get you an answer from an inarticulate witness. Every lawyer needs to speak with colleagues, clients and prospects. Every Word Is Important.

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Complex Discovery

JULY 2, 2024

This article delves into the imminent wave of regulatory scrutiny and potential litigation facing insurers as they adopt AI technologies. Scott Kosnoff, partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, recently highlighted the inevitability of regulatory litigation and reputational risks for insurers adopting AI technologies.

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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 21, 2024

A federal appeals court has underscored the high bar that expert witnesses must meet before a court can connect the dots between exposure and illness, a ruling that could have an impact on insurance claims and toxic tort litigation. In …

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 27, 2024

Intellectual Property System and the Impact of Litigation Financed by Third-Party Investors and Foreign Entities.” patent litigation. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet held a hearing on June 12, 2024 titled the “The U.S.

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Law Sites

JULY 9, 2024

A cardiologist with a background in medical technology, computer science and artificial intelligence has launched a product for legal professionals and physician expert witnesses that targets the tedious task of reviewing and analyzing thousands of pages of medical records.

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Civil Litigation Brief

AUGUST 9, 2024

A report in Litigation Futures in August 2016 illustrates the need for “self protection” by lawyers in. The headline says it all “Insurance Fraudster who tried to blame his solicitor jailed for 18 months”. “IT IT WAS ALL MY.

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Expert Witness Blog

MAY 27, 2024

Overview: ERISA Expert Witness testimony allowed because the court ruled that the expert was qualified because she is a pensions lawyer who has represented plan sponsors, plan administrators, and service providers. To assist in their case Netflix hired ERISA Expert Witness Marcia S. Wagner to provide expert witness testimony.

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E-Discovery LLC

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Boyers (or anyone elses) chat messages contain relevant evidence that was not properly preserved, and thus there is no justification for an order requiring Google to run the search terms plaintiffs propose through the documents collections for all Google custodians and witnesses. 26, 2022) Are Litigation Hold Notices Discoverable?

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E-Discovery LLC

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Can a witness authenticate a video if the video contains images that the witness did not see? And, special thanks to guest blogger, Marris Hoffee , for Authentication of Surveillance Video by Lay Witness Under Silent Witness Doctrine Is a Composite Video Admissible and Can a Police Officer Narrate It at Trial?

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Civil Litigation Brief

JUNE 26, 2024

Yesterday I wrote about the large numbers of posts about expert witnesses on this blog. These are probably matched by the cases that deal with judicial criticism of witness statements. Again this is a topic where, in choosing one post,

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The Cloud Court Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

Dear Litigation Friends: It is with regret that I write to inform you that you are a profoundly unreliable witness. You’re an unreliable witness to the depositions you took and you’re an unreliable witness to the depositions you defended. If you take or defend witnesses with any frequency, you know this to be true.

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Expert Witness Blog

MARCH 10, 2025

In the case of In re: Paraquat Products Liability Litigation , MDL No. The involvement of a Products Liability Expert Witness was central to the court’s analysis. Case Background Paraquat is a widely used herbicide in the United States, primarily applied for weed and grass control.

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Expert Witness Blog

MAY 15, 2024

Summary: Construction Expert Witness testimony excluded because the court ruled that the expert cannot state that the Chinese drywall caused the plaintiffs’ injuries Facts: This case ( Fozard et al v. In order to prove their case, the plaintiffs hired Construction Expert Witness Howard Ehrsam to provide expert witness testimony.

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Expert Witness Blog

MAY 17, 2024

Summary – Automotive Engineering Expert Witness testimony allowed even though the defendant argued that the expert witness did not physically test any of the alternate vehicle designs. The plaintiff hired Automotive Engineering Expert Witness Mr. Brian Herbst to provide expert witness testimony.

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Civil Litigation Brief

JULY 16, 2024

On the 18th July I am giving a webinar “Drafting witness statements in high value personal injury claims: A guide for Grade C fee earners (and those who supervise them)”, booking details are available here. THE REASON FOR THE WEBINAR.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 16, 2021

The videographer will not only manage the logistics of recording the proceeding, but will also “ensure that a video deposition is properly recorded with established procedures to go on or off the record, limit noise and interruptions, address technical glitches, and frame the camera view on the witness” (cited from decision above).

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Expert Witness Blog

MARCH 4, 2025

The testimony of a Motorcycles Expert Witness played a pivotal role in this litigation. Harley-Davidson Motor Company , a jury awarded $287 million to Harold Morris, a 79-year-old Navy veteran, following a tragic accident involving a Harley-Davidson trike motorcycle.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Hirshfeld (Hyatt II), the latest in a line of court rulings regarding a series of much maligned patent applications filed by prolific inventor Gil Hyatt with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in the 1990s.

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Civil Litigation Brief

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Judges regularly complain that witness statements are inadequate and do not contain sufficient information, alternatively that they contain much information that is irrelevant and the witness is unable to give. This webinar is designed to help practitioners avoid the major.

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Civil Litigation Brief

AUGUST 12, 2024

In KSY Juice Blends UK Ltd v Citrosuco GmbH [2024] EWHC 2098 (Comm) HHJ Pearce (sitting as a Judge of the High Court) observed that the requirements for drafting witness statements in PD57AC were “more honoured in the breach than.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 22, 2022

Yes, at first glance, this may seem like a no-brainer — after all, there’s likely a litigation deadline dictated by a scheduling order, but this presumption is a trap. If it is something that will need a witness signature or attestation, you have to build that into your timeline as well. When would you like to see it completed?

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Attorney at Work

JULY 13, 2021

If you’re a budding litigator, your list may include taking a plaintiff’s deposition or cross-examining an expert witness. Similar to the Done List , where you list all the experiences and work you’ve done, you can create a “skills” or “experience” list, listing skills or experiences you want to acquire or hone.

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Jonathan Leach LLC

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Litigation can be a complex process. That’s where litigation consulting can make a difference. With the help of Jonathan Leach, LLC, we help attorneys, parties, clients, and witnesses in El Paso present the best case possible. What is Litigation Consulting? Contact us online or call (972) 890-8482 to learn more.

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Civil Litigation Brief

JULY 26, 2024

In Seaton Management Ltd v Evans-Jones [2024] EWHC 1883 (Ch) ICC Judge Barber refused the respondent’s application for relief from sanctions when a witness statement was served three weeks late. “The matters addressed in the Respondent’s skeleton argument on.

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Sound Jury Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

In the spirit of correcting past problems and forging new habits, here’s a list of litigation resolutions – from case intake to closing argument – to put your trial strategy either back on track or to keep it on track. Deposition practice is one of the most over-looked aspects of litigation preparation.

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Expert Witness Blog

MAY 22, 2024

Summary: A Weather & Meteorology Expert Witness allowed to testify, in part, in fire litigation caused by lightning despite objections from the plaintiffs that his testimony would not assist the trier of fact. The defendants hired Dr. Elizabeth Austin ( Weather & Meteorology Expert Witness ) to provide testimony.

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Civil Litigation Brief

AUGUST 26, 2024

We are looking again at the skills necessary to take accurate witness statements. Here we revisit a real gem of an article by Ula Cartwright-Finch and Alex Waksman of Herbert Smith Freehills on the accuracy of witness statements and the.

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Civil Litigation Brief

MARCH 6, 2025

In Russell v Coulter (Rev1) [2025] EWHC 493 (KB) Mr Justice Saini disallowed the calling of a witness that the claimant planned to call in an action for professional negligence. The witness statement relied upon contained opinion and inadmissible commentary..

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Sound Jury Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

An attorney once described emails as “the cockroaches of litigation” – they are pervasive, lurking in the dark to show their faces when you least expect it. First, if one of your witnesses is associated with a troubling email, first discuss it with them. Tone will be important when the witness testifies about the bad email.

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Civil Litigation Brief

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In Bond & Anor v Webster & Ors [2024] EWHC 989 (Ch) Master Bowles (sitting in retirement) granted an application to strike out parts of a witness statement that referred to an offer made at a without prejudice meeting.

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WA Bar News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

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. Supplementation or correction shall clearly set forth the information being supplemented or corrected.

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Civil Litigation Brief

AUGUST 15, 2024

For the third time this week I find myself writing about judicial criticisms of the way in which witness statements have been prepared. This case has by far the most excoriating comments. In Fulstow & Anor v Francis [2024] EWHC.

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Lawmatics

MARCH 1, 2023

Whether you are a seasoned litigator or a new attorney, these objections are essential to understand in order to effectively represent your clients. In most cases, asking an off-topic question is a tactic used to shed negative light on a witness's character. Yet, civil litigators spend more time in depositions than in trials.

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E-Discovery LLC

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

26(a) initial disclosures, “which do not identify a single corporate witness by name, much less the subject(s) of information possessed by each witness,” were inadequate. & Antitrust Litig. , In my words, the Kinnee court denied a joint motion to approve an ESI Protocol because the defendants’ Fed.R.Civ.P. Sales Pracs. &

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E-Discovery LLC

AUGUST 16, 2024

In the latest iteration of In Re StubHub Refund Litigation , 2024 WL 3817068 (N.D. This is adversarial litigation, and there need to be clearly understood responsibilities. Litigation is designed to find the truth, but it is designed to find it in a particular way: adversarial testing. Which side offers the sponsoring witness?

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Attorney at Work

MAY 23, 2022

If you’re a bankruptcy lawyer, you can always tap a litigator to take that deposition or put on that witness. Get out of your silo. Large firms have experts in almost every conceivable skill set and practice area. But you’ll become a much stronger, well-rounded lawyer by getting out of your comfort zone and learning to do it yourself.

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