The most daunting of measures attorneys face in protecting an entity in litigation is preparing witnesses for a Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6) deposition. Whether taking or defending, the first dance is the scope...more
Funding litigation has gone upscale from its more modest personal injury roots. With skyrocketing litigation costs, both public and private companies and law firms are turning to litigation funders to soften the short-term...more
Confidential arbitration clauses present an uphill battle to litigants seeking their day in court. When it comes to disputes in multilevel marketing matters, what is reasonable to fight and what is not?...more
Nicole Westbrook, Jones & Keller in Denver, Colorado, and Spencer Reese, Reese & Richards in Utah, discuss FTC proposed rules on earnings claims and nonsolicitation clauses for network marketing companies and their...more
Nicole Westbrook, commercial trial attorney at Jones & Keller in Denver, Colorado, and Spencer Reese from the law firm of Reese & Richards in Utah discuss two matters pertinent to network marketing companies and their...more
Embrace the ethical standards of the legal industry by preserving your reputation and strategically avoiding knock-down, drag-out discovery and court proceedings.
In a recent Colorado case, the lawyer was hired to...more
As trial lawyers and instructors for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, we are constantly dealing with contractual issues to forestall litigation. Over the years, we have seen what works and what doesn’t, what reduces...more