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Best Practices for Preparing an Expert Witness for Deposition

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As a trial attorney, you’ll often enlist expert witnesses to evaluate claims, clarify complex evidence, write an expert witness report, and offer authoritative opinions. Because time and money can be tight during trial prep,...more

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Five Strategies to Optimize Exhibits for Remote Depositions

Litigators don’t always have control over the outcome-determinative evidence in their cases. Often, contracts, accident reports, photographic images, and other critical bits of evidence have in most cases already been created...more

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How Many Depositions Are Enough?

Ten is the presumptive upper limit on the number of depositions that each party may take in civil litigation in the federal courts. This number, provided by Rule 30(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, can be...more

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Quick Tips For Preparing Your Trial Support Budget

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Various “up in the air” factors can potentially boost costs during trial, but most clients will still ask counsel to forecast their budgets. While this request is reasonable, it is not always easy to fulfill....more

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Top Tips for Your Next Deposition in Asia

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As the only global court reporting firm with U.S.-trained, native English-speaking resources living on the ground in Asia, we provide exceptional service at competitive rates, whether your deposition is in-person, remote or...more

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Podcast - Impeaching with a Deposition

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In this episode of "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook" podcast series, litigation attorney Dan Small discusses what to do when impeaching with a deposition. Impeachment with a prior inconsistent statement is difficult if the...more

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Ten Easily Correctable Mistakes Made in Depositions

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Depositions are easy if you remember their purpose. A deposition is a record the attorneys are making. Clarity and thoroughness are paramount. In this article, we’ll discuss ten common mistakes attorneys might be making in...more

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Trial Graphics Presentation: Making an Impact

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Just what is it that wins a trial case? It’s not a simple matter of providing a bullet list of facts. The subject matter and fine points of evidence can be complex and difficult to follow, and the trial attorneys rarely have...more

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Practice Pointers and Potential Pitfalls of a Corporate Deposition

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A corporate deposition authorized by Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6), and similar state rules[1] is a powerful discovery device with far-reaching implications. Entities served with such a notice face significant burdens to select...more

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The Damages Paradox: For What It’s Worth

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All lawsuits start with the potential to someday reach the view of a jury. Yet, the jury’s perspective is often forgotten by attorneys preoccupied with discovery, motion practice, the preparation of witnesses, and the hiring...more

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Tips for Paralegals and Litigation Support Professionals – May 2024

May 5, 2024 – Imports of TextMap Annotations Into OnCue As Deposition Designations - The OnCue trial electronic presentation software makes it easy to import deposition designations added as annotations in TextMap as new...more

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eBook: 2024 Guide to Conducting Remote Depositions

This guide provides legal professionals with an overview of how to prepare for and conduct remote depositions in a world that is increasingly adopting hybrid and virtual work environments. By using these best practices,...more

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How to Use Deposition Transcripts to Build Your Case Story

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Use the right tools to analyze your deposition transcripts and build a winning case story. As we mentioned in Part 1, there are many important tasks and responsibilities involved in a litigation matter, but telling a...more

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Creating an Expert Deposition Summary

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When preparing for trial, depositions play a foundational role, critical to the discovery phase. After the deposition, having a succinct, accurate deposition summary is a strategic component of developing and refining case...more

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How to Write an Effective Notice of Deposition

It all starts with a notice. In modern civil litigation, the notice of deposition is the principal means for litigators to ensure that the objectives of deposing a witness are met in a timely, cost-effective, and lawful...more

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Depositions in Europe: Key Factors to Keep in Mind

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Are you considering taking depositions in Europe but you’re unsure where to start? Don’t worry, our international experts are here to assist you from start to finish! We’ve already covered more depositions throughout Europe...more

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Subpoenaed Remote Testimony from Anywhere and Everywhere? Ninth Circuit Says No.

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With the COVID pandemic, remote video depositions and trial testimony very quickly went from rare to routine. Remote testimony, for the most part, is viewed as a convenience to both witnesses and attorneys, and parties and...more

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Lawyer’s Guide: Deposition vs. Trial Testimony

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The testimony given at a deposition vs. testimony during a trial have a lot in common. They’re both sworn under oath, under penalty of perjury, and part of official court records.  There’s a longer list, however, of how they...more

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Interrogatory vs. Deposition: Discovery Comparison

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The discovery phase is often the most critical component of legal work, leading 95% of civil cases to a settlement negotiation instead of a courtroom trial. Given this, how information is collected from potential witnesses is...more

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EDVA Permits Plaintiff to Use Her Deposition as Trial Testimony

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It is not uncommon in litigation for parties to introduce testimony through depositions taken for use at trial. It is very uncommon, though, for a party to request to use their own deposition testimony as their trial...more

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AI’s Role in Deposition Preparation & Analysis

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There’s no denying it—artificial intelligence is changing the legal landscape. Generative AI and the use of machine learning promise to boost efficiency and reduce prep time through multiple phases of litigation.  For...more

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The Power of Depositions

Dismissal of a lawsuit is a rare sanction for a discovery violation, but it happened recently in a workplace discrimination lawsuit, due in large part to two probing depositions that called into question one party’s assertion...more

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Exploring Different Types of Depositions

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Though typically conducted in a conference room, a deposition can take place in many locations and through a variety of methods. So long as you capture a verbatim record, either face-to-face or remotely through the use of...more

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A Guide to Hybrid Depositions

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Depositions were once an almost exclusively in-person process. In the not-so-distant past, remote depositions were used infrequently, but they became a necessity during lockdowns in 2020. Today, both remote and hybrid...more

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Never Interrupt Your Enemy When They Are Making a Mistake: Effectively Preparing and Presenting the Corporate Representative...

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The most famous quote attributed to arguably the greatest military leader of all time, Napoleon Buonaparte, was “(N)ever interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” Napoleon had many faults, but his ability to see the...more

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