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Inadmissible Evidence Evidentiary Standards

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French Supreme Court: Unfairly Obtained Evidence Can Be Admissible in Civil Litigation

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Amid the continued expansion of the right to evidence, the court reversed its previous position that evidence obtained through unfair methods was inadmissible. When asked to re-examine the relationship between the right...more

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Attorneys Beware: The Risks of Failing to Comply with the “Wet Signature” Requirement for Declarations in Some Jurisdictions –...

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Judge Frederick E. Clement of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California recently held that affidavits with a computer-generated signature are insufficient and hold no evidentiary value pursuant...more

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Admission of Social Media Evidence at Trial: Vermont Supreme Court Weighs In

Vermont Supreme Court offers guidance on admissibility of social media content - By now it is not particularly controversial that a litigant’s social media content is discoverable.  See, e.g., Lewis v. Bellows Falls...more

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Hearsay What? EDNY Finds That Class Certification Evidence Must Be Admissible

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Lin v. Everyday Beauty is an Eastern District of New York decision addressing an issue that has divided district courts in the Second Circuit and elsewhere: Whether a federal court may consider inadmissible evidence when...more

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