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Preparing for Deposition Success

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On this episode of Litigator's Lounge, Niall McMillan and Anders Sleight discuss crucial tips for answering questions during depositions. Anders shares valuable advice, highlighting the importance of truthfulness, careful...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Beyond Witness Preparation

Thorough preparation of the deposition witness is critical to successful deposition practice. Prior to the deposition, the witness should be advised how and when to respond to questioning, the roles of counsel and the court...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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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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Remote Witness Testimony: Preparing Your Witness

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The number of remote legal proceedings hit a peak a few years back, but the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency doesn’t mean a reversal to pre-pandemic logistics. While they can have some drawbacks, virtual...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Witnesses: Answer Both the Language of the Question and Its Implication

When preparing a witness, there can sometimes be a strong impulse to say, “Just answer the question.” That impulse comes from an appropriate desire to keep things simple, and to keep the witness from wandering or waffling....more

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A New Look At The Doctor Deposition

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In the context of the practice of medicine, we are all very familiar with the Latin phrase primum est non nocere. It means “first, do no harm” and is the ethical guiding principle in the medical profession. Inherent in this...more

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Testifying in English When It’s Not Your Native Tongue? Use That Advantage

Testifying is difficult enough already. You’re trying to give complete and honest answers while a trained attorney is asking hypotheticals, making distinctions, digging into details, sometimes applying arcane legal standards...more

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