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Three Motions for Sanctions Denied Under ESI Rule and Common Law

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While there was a gap in the chain of custody, “Plaintiff presents no evidence that anything has been lost from the phone.” The Court pointed to several salient facts: “Curiously, Plaintiff testified at deposition that she had not even retained a lawyer until nearly one month after the call.” “But Roberts was fired the next day.

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Social Media Evidence: What You Need To Know

Evidence at Trial

Regardless of its merit, social media is here to stay and disputes over admissibility or exclusion are commonplace in today's trials. Whether it's a deposition or trial testimony, lawyers tend to think that laying a foundation for a document requires a long and tedious windup of meaningless and repetitive questions. George , 73 Cal.