E-Discovery LLC

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Is a Composite Video Admissible and Can a Police Officer Narrate It at Trial? Reasonably Calculated to Lead to Discovery of Admissible Evidence Is a Vehicles On Board or Dash Cam Video Protected From Disclosure as Work Product? Can a witness authenticate a video if the video contains images that the witness did not see?

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Expert Witness Blog

JUNE 13, 2025

The case illustrates how expert analysis, even when based on virtual inspection, can meet legal standards of admissibility under federal law. 7, 2025), the testimony of a Forensic Engineering Expert Witness played a pivotal role in determining the cause and extent of property damage following Hurricane Irma.

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Expert Witness Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

This case addressed the admissibility and reliability of expert testimony related to property value diminution caused by perceived risks of pipeline proximity—commonly known as “stigma damages.” A Permanent Easement for 1.7575 Acres , 949 F.3d 3d 825 (3d Cir.

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E-Discovery LLC

JUNE 24, 2025

Is Marking Documents as “Work Product” an Admission that the Duty to Preserve is Triggered? Connor on the FMLA claims. Privilege logs have been used as evidence that the duty to preserve was triggered by assertions of work product. 5, 2024); Designation of “Work Product” Supports Inference of Intentional Spoliation (Jun.

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E-Discovery LLC

JUNE 6, 2024

Thanks again to the Maryland State Bar Association for publishing my blog – – Admissibility of Internet Searches About Terminating Pregnancy | Maryland State Bar Association (msba.org) Please also see Thanks to Md. State Bar Association – E-Discovery LLC (ediscoveryllc.com) for other republished blogs.

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Civil Litigation Brief

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In Morris v Williams [2025] EWHC 218 (KB) District Judge Dodsworth considered the question of whether a letter from the claimant’s former solicitor, which contained proposals by the claimant to settle allegations of fundamental dishonesty, could be adduced as evidence..

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The Barrister

DECEMBER 3, 2024

1 Led by co-directors representing faculty, the admissions office, and academic affairs, the Center will serve to help recruit, retain, and support students from all backgrounds who have overcome obstacles on their journey into the legal profession, including barriers related to identity-based discrimination. 2 In the 2023 case, SFFA v.

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E-Discovery LLC

OCTOBER 2, 2024

26(b)(1), “[r]elevant information need not be admissible at trial if the discovery appears reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.” It is replaced by the direct statement that ‘Information within this scope of discovery need not be admissible in evidence to be discoverable.’”

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Attorney at Work

JULY 16, 2021

It will be important to ensure those recordings are admissible as evidence. In a world where most depositions and proceedings are likely to be at least partly virtual, video recordings are more important than ever. Decisions are already surfacing that show that using the built-in recording features is not enough (Alcorn v. 17 C 5859 (N.D.

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E-Discovery LLC

OCTOBER 9, 2024

26(b)(1)states: The former provision for discovery of relevant but inadmissible information that appears “reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence” is also deleted. It is replaced by the direct statement that “Information within this scope of discovery need not be admissible in evidence to be discoverable.”

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Following a Request for Comments in March 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) yesterday published a Federal Register Notice updating the General Requirements Bulletin (GRB) for admission to the registration exam to practice in patent cases before the Office.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 11, 2025

Ability to draft patent applications and admission to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) are required. This position can be based out of any of our offices. The Patent Associate must have a minimum of 2 years of IP prosecution experience at a firm or in-house.

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Civil Litigation Brief

JUNE 20, 2025

Part of the defendant's case was that the evidence was not admissible or was hearsay. Hearsay is admissible, the real. We are looking, again, at a case where there were issues as to evidence. The defendant's arguments did not prosper.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 10, 2022

World Programming, Ltd (WPL) is a British software company that, by its own admission, set out to “clone” SAS’s creative and popular software. SAS is a North Carolina-based software company, well known for its highly successful analytics software. The litigation that followed has been lengthy and stretched from North Carolina to the U.K.

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E-Discovery LLC

JUNE 28, 2025

The City objected to the admission of the photographs, asserting that those photographs were “not disclosed in discovery.” The [trial] court denied the objection to the admission of the photographs. The court explained: “The photographs themselves are not a surprise. The intention to introduce them may be a surprise[.]”

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Law and Daily Life

OCTOBER 3, 2024

In June 2023, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling that effectively ended the practice of affirmative action in university admissions. The Court ruled against race-conscious admissions policies, asserting that such practices violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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E-Discovery LLC

OCTOBER 15, 2024

2d 600 (2003) (“The issue at trial is admissibility of offered evidence, while the issue in pre-trial stages is whether a party may obtain information or documents through discovery.”). Rule 5-402 (“Evidence that is not relevant is not admissible.”). See, e.g., Cole v. State , 378 Md. 42, 61, 835 A.2d

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DAPHNE ALABAMA CRIMINAL DEFENSE BLOG

MAY 22, 2025

If the officer cannot provide a valid justification for initiating the traffic stop, for example, any evidence gained during that inappropriate stop may not be admissible in court. In some cases, a defense attorney can exclude some of their statements from criminal proceedings.

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Your Trial Message

JANUARY 2, 2025

By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: Heres a scenario we often see when watching deliberations in a mock trial: The subject of the defendants alternate damages number comes up, and jurors see it as a weakness. Even when the defense attorney has supplied all of the responsible caveats (e.g., We dont think you should get to damages, […]

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WA Bar News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Are we “dumbing down” lawyer admissions in Washington so everyone gets in? A Proposal for the Future of WA State Bar Admissions Updated Following Public Comment February 28, 2024 (footnotes omitted), available at [link]. In Indiana, Admission and Discipline Rule 2.1 Who is building the new pathways? Why was it recommended?

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E-Discovery LLC

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Wiegand’s argument that the requested information would not be admissible under Fed.R.Evid. 403 was of no moment because “Rule 26 itself provides that ‘[i]nformation within this scope of discovery need not be admissible in evidence to be discoverable.’” Id. at *3 (emphasis added).

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 11, 2022

It’s challenging to obtain a damaging admission during a deposition, but social media feeds and chat threads contain more admissions than a Taylor Swift confessional. With billions documenting their life from the banal to the audacious, these services have become a treasure trove for discovery.

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Technology Media and Entertainment Admissibility Legal Research 157

E-Discovery LLC

DECEMBER 9, 2024

1, 2024); Is a Composite Video Admissible and Can a Police Officer Narrate It at Trial? A trial court is a gatekeeper, not an armed guard, when it comes to admissibility. Admissibility of Photogrammetric Evidence Trial Court is a Gatekeeper But Not an Armed Guard (Jun. Part 2 of 2 (Sep. Part 2 of 2 (Sep.

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Witnesses Expert Testimony Chain Of Custody Evidence 130

E-Discovery LLC

MAY 27, 2024

Stanford did not object; to the contrary, Stanford conceded that the footage could be properly authenticated through Detective Ohmstede and that the footage was “admissible evidence.” Initially, the Court held that the stipulation to the video’s admissibility waived the objection.

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Civil Litigation Brief

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

There is much for practitioners to read in the judgment of HHJ Paul Matthews in Taylor v Savik & Anor [2024] EWCC 7. However I want to isolate out the judge’s observations on CPR r.32.19. In particular the question of.

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Civil Litigation Brief

JULY 14, 2024

In Invest Bank PSC v El-Husseini & Ors [2024] EWHC 1804 (Comm) Mr Justice Calver refused the claimant bank’s application for relief from sanctions when it served a notice of a notice to prove the authenticity of a document.

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Jonathan Leach LLC

JUNE 10, 2024

Be prepared to address challenges to the admissibility of your evidence. Anticipate the evidence the opposing side will present in the mock trial and prepare to challenge its relevance, credibility, and admissibility. Understand the rules of evidence and prepare arguments to defend the inclusion of your evidence.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 17, 2021

Examples: Drafting standard complaints and answers; routine answers to interrogatories or requests for admission; document review; performing more important project management tasks (creating and maintaining various tracking charts, client status update matrices, etc.); proofreading motions prior to filing.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 1, 2025

Harvard University is promising to review its academic offerings and admissions policies in response to a pair of internal reports on antisemitism and anti-Arab prejudice at the Ivy League campus commissioned in the aftermath of last spring’s pro-Palestinian protests. Harvard …

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In this article, I, along with co-author Anthony Prosser, address the other issue raised in the Senators’ June 8 letter—whether elimination of terminal disclaimers that “allow” patents to issue that are “obvious variations of each other” would increase patent quality and whether patents that are tied by a terminal disclaimer should be considered an (..)

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Evidence at Trial

OCTOBER 3, 2022

These thousands of pages were relevant and admissible. Even assuming the other party stipulated to the documents' admissibility (they didn't), was there a clear, concise, and nonboring way to communicate the substance of this evidence to the jury? But would it be admissible? This exhibit would be clear, concise and nonboring.

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E-Discovery LLC

JULY 3, 2025

Roberts had termination authority over her “and exerted his influence over the decision to terminate Plaintiff Cooper based on the pretext of a ‘failed drug test’ despite Mr. Roberts’ own admission to the Plaintiff of the contrary results of the test.”

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Civil Litigation Brief

APRIL 11, 2025

We are returning to the judgment of Jason Beer KCRajan Marwaha v Director of Border Revenue & Anor [2025] EWHC 869 (KB) Jason Beer KC and staying with the issue of “expert” evidence. This time looking at the attempt of.

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E-Discovery Team

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Judge Grimm and Professor Grossman suggest replacing "accurate" with "valid" and "reliable" to clarify the criteria for admissible evidence, as accuracy alone does not ensure reliability. The article - Part Two - discusses proposed modifications to Rule 901(b) concerning the authentication of AI-generated evidence.

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Practice Panther

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Once youve completed your undergraduate education, prepare for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) , a critical step in applying to law schools. Dedicate time to studying, as your LSAT score plays a big role in determining your options for law school admission.

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Evidence at Trial

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Code §§ 1521 - 1523) provides a commonsense approach that begins with a simple general rule: "The content of a writing may be proved by otherwise admissible secondary evidence." Crown first argued that (1) the Synchrony affidavit was admissible under the secondary evidence rule (Cal. Code § 1521(a). Code § 1271.

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E-Discovery LLC

MAY 16, 2025

The Special Masters explanation is important, During the sanctions process, the attorneys included profuse apologies and honest admissions of fault. In their declarations and during our recent hearing, their admissions of responsibility have been full, fair, and sincere. Cohen , 724 F.Supp.3d 3d 251, 254, 259 (S.D.N.Y Fink , 239 F.3d

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