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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
There continues to be a steady increase in subpoenas seeking claims files and human resources or personnel files from applicant’s counsel. Receiving and responding to subpoenas can be burdensome and costly, especially for...more
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
30(B)(6) Preparation Tips - If you have ever said “that rule may make sense in theory, but it does not work in real life,” you may also have spent weeks futilely attempting to prepare a witness to serve as a corporate...more
If you are part of a heavily regulated—or heavily litigated—industry, at some point, you or your company are likely to receive a third-party subpoena. This post offers guidance on how to respond to this common discovery...more
A federal court in Kansas recently granted Defendant Sandvik Mining and Construction’s motion to quash a deposition subpoena of its in-house counsel. Roadbuilders Machinery and Supply Co., Inc. v. Sandvik Mining and...more
The establishment of liability for a car accident can be more complicated than it typically appears. While responding police officers will often issue a citation to one of the drivers, for having caused the accident, law...more
In the second installment of “Right Side of the Law: Criminal Defense News,” Warner attorneys Madelaine Lane and James Liggins discuss best practices for when an employee receives a subpoena to testify as a witness for a...more
Does the thought of improperly preparing subpoenas for litigation keep you up at night? Given the heavy workloads and tight deadlines attorneys and paralegals routinely face, it’s all too easy for errors to slip through in...more
We recently blogged about a case in which a court ruled that a subpoena for a remote deposition did not violate Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45(c)’s 100-mile limit on subpoenas for non-party witnesses because the deponent...more
The summer of 2022 is turning out to be the summer of legislative investigations and their own special kind of deposition. These depositions are unique in the law, and they can materialize as quickly as a summer thunderstorm....more
When issuing subpoenas, accuracy is paramount: Errors can result in discovery delays, increased motion gamesmanship and worse....more
The CFPB has issued a procedural rule that updates its Rules of Practice for Adjudication Proceedings (Rules of Practice) and a request for comment. The procedural rule is effective February 22, 2022. However, the Bureau...more
Rule 30(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which concerns the use of a deposition notice or subpoena directed to an organization, was amended in December 2020 to require that parties meet-and-confer prior to...more
Based on the justifiable presumption that depositions in which a lawyer deposes the other side’s lawyer would inevitably cause hard feelings (or worse), many courts require lawyers seeking to take the adversary’s lawyer’s...more
This past year has brought lots of change, including an amendment to Rule 30(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 30(b)(6) governs the deposition of an organization (e.g., a corporation or a partnership) and...more
An amendment to Rule 30(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“FRCP”) that took effect on December 1, 2020 requires attorneys to meet-and-confer regarding the subject matters of an organization’s oral deposition....more
On July 24, 2020, the Court of Chancery in Delaware rejected defendant Centene Corporation’s broad document requests and third-party subpoenas issued as part of a stockholder action to inspect books and records, but allowed...more
Our Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask...more
In roughly the seventh week after a majority of states and the federal government issued emergency declarations or "lock down" executive orders, the true impact of COVID-19 is only beginning to be fully transparent. In long...more
With global commerce massively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, post-pandemic litigation will undoubtedly result in a rise of interstate depositions and discovery. In turn, litigants engaged in actions pending outside of...more
In Sound View Innovations, LLC v. Hulu, LLC, a district court denied Hulu’s motion to quash a subpoena directed to its trial-supervising in-house attorney. The court agreed that Sound View may question Hulu’s attorney live,...more
When your divorce attorney refers to “discovery”, he/she is referring to the exchange of information and documentation relative to all issues in your divorce. Discovery is in the form of the following requests for information...more
I often warn clients at the outset of their divorce case that the process will likely take longer and be more expensive than they anticipate. In my 28 years of practice, I’ve never heard of a client expressing dissatisfaction...more
In an opinion in Liberty Petroleum Realty, LLC v. Gulf Oil, L.P., dated August 2, 2018, the Appellate Division, First Department reversed the Supreme Court’s protective order prohibiting the deposition of an attorney in a...more