Depositions, Dispute Resolution

The Goldilocks Zone of Mediation

Miles Mediation & Arbitration on 5/30/2025

I am often asked, “When is the best time to schedule a mediation?” Some lawyers like to schedule mediation as early as possible in the litigation, as soon as it becomes clear the parties will not be able to settle it...more

A Sort of Homecoming: Preparing and Defending the Sales Representative Who Is No Longer with the Company

Butler Snow LLP on 9/26/2024

A high school reunion can be a wonderful, surreal experience at best, and a handwringing, anxiety-ridden event at worst. During those formative years of our teenage lives, we were surrounded by – and spent countless hours...more

Do Arbitrators Have the Power to Order Third Party Discovery in California Arbitrations

JAMS on 11/21/2023

Let’s begin by defining what a “third-party subpoena” is. A third-party subpoena is any subpoena issued in the course of a proceeding to someone who is not a plaintiff, defendant or intervenor in the lawsuit, or, in the...more

Federal Magistrate Judge Orders CFPB to Produce Employees for Depositions in Citizens Bank Lawsuit

Troutman Pepper Locke on 3/23/2023

A federal magistrate judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) must produce three employees for depositions, denying the agency’s motion for a protective order....more

Remote Technology and Trials After COVID-19

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC on 12/2/2020

The legal community’s forced apprenticeship with remote technology during the COVID-19 pandemic changed, almost overnight, how litigation is conducted in the United States. From mundane interactions like client meetings to...more

Litigation Pacing During the Pandemic

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/30/2020

How does the coronavirus pandemic impact the pace of commercial litigation? This article identifies factors for companies to consider in determining which commercial litigation activities can and should move forward and which...more