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5 Tips for Med Mal Expert Testimony from a Hot Seat Veteran

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As a presentation technology consultant, I have been sitting in the hot seat for almost 25 years. I average one trial a month with about 75% being medical malpractice (med mal) cases. I work with both plaintiff and defense...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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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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Remote Witnessing: The Shifting Legal Landscape for Health Care Proxies and Wills

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A health care agent is the person you designate to make medical decisions on your behalf in the event you are unable to make such decisions yourself. Appointing a trusted friend or family member as your agent ensures your...more

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Mobile Videoconferencing (MVC): 10 Tech Tips for a Better Experience (Updated)

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Remote depositions and hearings through a videoconferencing platform, such as Zoom or WebEx, have been happening for some time. Do you have one coming up?...more

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The Pros and Cons to Camera Placements in Video Depositions (Updated)

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Video depositions can be beneficial to your case, as the recording can show the witness’ facial expression and body language, and capture changes in the inflection of the witness’ voice and any pauses before answering. To...more

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7 Handy Tips for Scheduling a Deposition, Including Remote Depositions! (Updated)

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The process of scheduling a deposition can have several moving pieces, from counsel’s and the witness’ schedules to arranging for a court reporter, videographer and/or interpreter. And then there’s finding an appropriate...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

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Video Deposition: A Guide for Litigators

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If a court trial or successful settlement is the Superbowl, then depositions are the key games in the season that get you there. Each deposition is an official, sworn record of witness testimony that can yield critical...more

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Virtual Depositions: A Guide for Success

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Tips for Tackling Virtual Depositions - Up to 90% of depositions taken throughout the height of the pandemic were virtual, and that short-term need has generated a long-term change. In fact, in a recent survey, only 4% of...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Three Deposition Quick Tips, Two Tech-Related

In this post, we’re going to share three excellent deposition tips taken from a recent online presentation, How to Prepare for Your First (or 100th) Deposition, delivered by a pair of Miami-based litigators. Among many other...more

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Remote Depositions: 2-Years Later – What to Expect

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Remote depositions are not new; however, it has been a full two years since the great remote explosion of 2020. In March of 2020, remote services surged to keep your depositions on the calendar. Even though your deposition or...more

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Mobile Videoconferencing (MVC): 10 Tech Tips for a Better Experience

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Remote depositions and hearings through a videoconferencing platform, such as Zoom or WebEx, have been happening for some time. Do you have one coming up? ...more

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Depositions: Is the Future Remote?

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Planet Depos conducted a survey over the summer of 2021 to gain more insight into law firms’ attitudes toward remote depositions. Most depositions since March 2020 have been conducted via remote technology, so attorneys are...more

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Understand the Full Effect of a Bad Connection or Recording

The persisting pandemic has brought with it more adventures in technology. Courts have seen an increased use of remote testimony and oral argument, and even fully remote trials. When it is done well, it can be surprisingly...more

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Meet Your Clients on the Cloud

So it is time for your critical meeting with the Client. Are they coming to your office, or are you going to theirs? Or, maybe it is the new option: Let’s just meet on the cloud. An article this past week in the ABA Journal...more

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Dressed for Success During Remote Depos (or Any Virtual Meetings)

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Dressing for a remote deposition or another an important meeting via Zoom should, for the most part, look exactly like what you would wear to an in-person meeting. Except for maybe some fuzzy slippers—think business on the...more

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Helpful Tips for a Great Remote Deposition (Updated)

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Do you have an upcoming remote deposition? Great! It’s 2021, so you should. Remote depositions through mobile videoconference are such a handy way to communicate with people anytime, anywhere. You can even connect from your...more

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Recording Remote Depositions: What is Admissible?

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The assumption that videoconference depositions automatically include video is not uncommon. The videoconference software does allow for recording, it is true, but this recording is not automatic. Someone will need to push...more

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Can You Hear Me? Audio Tips for Your Remote Deposition (Updated)

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Remote technology has advanced by leaps and bounds since remote depositions first became a thing, and when they became THE thing in early 2020, we saw many impressive innovations. Attorneys who were at first reluctant to make...more

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Litigation Law Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 2: Future of Litigation in Ontario

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With the onset of Covid, the litigation system in Ontario needed to adjust.  This newsletter explains those adjustments and how they will impact you, as a litigant, going forward: What does this mean for you as the litigant? ...more

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16 Tips To Nail Your Next Remote Deposition or Hearing

The American Bar Association’s Litigation Section recently gathered two experienced virtual advocates and one judge to discuss their experiences handling remote depositions and virtual trials during the COVID-19 pandemic. The...more

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Remote Proceedings: Zooming Past Litigants’ Due Process Rights

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In January 2020, the Appellate Division considered an important question: how should a judge assess a party’s request to appear at a trial and present testimony by way of video transmission? The timing of this consideration...more

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Jury Trials in Time of COVID: One Lawyer’s Account

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“We have a verdict!”   The familiar cry from the court officer echoes through the empty hallways of the Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn as I sit alone trying to focus on accumulated emails. Scrambling to my feet, I...more

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