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When AI Conversations Become Compliance Risks: Rethinking Confidentiality in the ChatGPT Era

Complex Discovery

AUGUST 1, 2025

In a striking admission, OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman acknowledged that ChatGPT interactions lack the privacy protections of attorney-client privilege, raising immediate concerns for legal professionals. C-suite executives and legal practitioners must navigate this landscape carefully, treating AI interactions as possible exhibits in court.

Government and Public Sector

Government and Public Sector Subpoenas Privileged Communication Exhibits

Defendant’s Prejudice From Plaintiff’s Failure to Disclose Photographs Taken by Defendant Was Insufficient to Support an Exclusionary Discovery Sanction

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. Moreover, it appears that Mr. Johnson previously offered the report as an exhibit at the Commission hearing on January 19, 2023.

Discovery

Discovery Cross-Examination Objections Evidence

Top 5 Tips: Taking Depositions in a Post-Pandemic World

Attorney at Work

JULY 16, 2021

Exchanging exhibits during a remote deposition or trial is a crucial component that is often not addressed in web-conferencing tools. Additional accommodations must be in place for a way to introduced and distribute exhibits. These can often be addressed by an exhibit-specific tool used in conjunction with the web-conferencing tool.

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Is a “Composite” Video Admissible and Can a Police Officer “Narrate” It at Trial? – Part 1 of 2

E-Discovery LLC

AUGUST 31, 2024

This first blog addresses the admissibility of a “composite” video prepared by the prosecution. These videos were admitted into evidence without objection and were contained in about 30 video exhibits. Second , while the source materials “need not be introduced into evidence,” they must be “otherwise admissible.” at 533-34. “We

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Is a “Composite” Video Admissible and Can a Police Officer “Narrate” It at Trial? – Part 2 of 2

E-Discovery LLC

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

A prior blog addressed the admissibility of a “composite” video prepared by the prosecution. The State responded that the detectives were allowed “to contextualize the sequence of clips in the summary exhibit based on their personal knowledge of the local geography and locations of various cameras.” State , 261 Md. State, 261 Md.

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Do You Have to Ask an Opponent for a Privilege Log?

E-Discovery LLC

JUNE 25, 2024

There were several other discovery disputes and the parties submitted emails, exhibits, and a declaration. c)(2) contentions, in reviewing the briefs and exhibits, it is evident that the communication issues addressed in the court’s January 11, 2024 order have not been resolved. Plaintiffs argued that Fed.R.Civ.P.

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How to Prepare for Your First Mock Trial

Jonathan Leach LLC

JUNE 10, 2024

This includes case briefs, witness statements, exhibits, and relevant statutes or legal precedents. Analyze Witnesses and Exhibits Identify each witness’s strengths and weaknesses, including credibility, potential biases, and reliability of testimony. Be prepared to address challenges to the admissibility of your evidence.

Burden Of Proof

Burden Of Proof Trial Preparation Witnesses Evidence

Persuasive Shortcuts: Document Summaries In Federal and California Courts

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? This exhibit would be clear, concise and nonboring. But would it be admissible?

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How to Set Up Remote International Depositions

Optima Juris

DECEMBER 9, 2024

If it is allowed, ensure you understand any conditions that must be met for the evidence to be admissible. Manage Exhibits and Proceedings The parties should share exhibits in advance through electronic means to avoid any delay. Check for any statutory restrictions on using video conferencing for evidence gathering.

Depositions

Depositions Exhibits Evidence Arbitration

White Hat Hackers: The Unsung Heroes Fortifying the Digital Frontier

Complex Discovery

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

In domains where trust reigns supreme, exhibiting an unwavering dedication to data protection can propel companies to the forefront. By stress-testing systems and processes, organizations can ensure the integrity and admissibility of electronically stored information (ESI).

Healthcare

Healthcare Exhibits Admissibility Technology

Why Depositions Matter More

The Cloud Court Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

They know that if they fail to obtain an admission from a witness, or fail to vigorously defend their own, those failures have consequences measured in dollars. The surprise admission you gain or fail to gain from an expert, an executive, or a key witness will invariably move settlement discussions in ways that naked documents never do.

Depositions

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From Dublin to Beijing: The Global Fallout of TikTok’s GDPR Breach

Complex Discovery

MAY 5, 2025

Specifically, TikTok had previously indicated that European user data would not be stored on Chinese servers, a statement later contradicted by their own admission that some data had indeed been stored there until its recent deletion.

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Epstein Becker Green is Seeking an Intellectual Property Associate (Health)

IP Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2024

Candidates must possess strong academic credentials and exhibit excellent research and writing skills. Juris Doctorate degree and admission to the USPTO are required. Admission to practice law in Ohio, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Oregon, or New Jersey is mandatory.

Admissibility

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Understanding Jury Duty and Misconduct in the Legal Arena

Jury Analyst

MAY 22, 2024

Prejudiced jurors might exhibit partiality towards a party based on race, gender, religion, or other intrinsic characteristics, thereby violating the principle of impartiality. Ignoring Admissibility of Evidence Sometimes jurors consider evidence the court has ruled inadmissible, casting doubt on their verdicts.

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Understanding Jury Duty and Misconduct in the Legal Arena

Jury Analyst

MAY 22, 2024

Prejudiced jurors might exhibit partiality towards a party based on race, gender, religion, or other intrinsic characteristics, thereby violating the principle of impartiality. Ignoring Admissibility of Evidence Sometimes jurors consider evidence the court has ruled inadmissible, casting doubt on their verdicts.

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Evidence of Internet Searches About Lawful Abortion Held Inadmissible to Prove Intent to Later Kill or Harm Newborn Baby

E-Discovery LLC

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

For background on the lower courts decision, see Admissibility of Internet Searches About Terminating Pregnancy E-Discovery LLC (Jun. This blog addresses the issue of admissibility of electronically stored information – – here, internet searches – – under the Maryland evidentiary rules.

Evidence

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Lawmatics and The Innocence Center Partner Up to Improve Access to Justice

Lawmatics

DECEMBER 6, 2023

You have a really great investigator who gets ahold of the exhibits and the evidence box and pulls out a cigarette butt that's never been tested, runs it down to the lab, and they get results. In fact, you have to petition the courts to see, you have to petition the other side to see if the information or exhibits even still exist.

Evidence

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When AI Conversations Become Compliance Risks: Rethinking Confidentiality in the ChatGPT Era

Defendant’s Prejudice From Plaintiff’s Failure to Disclose Photographs Taken by Defendant Was Insufficient to Support an Exclusionary Discovery Sanction

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Top 5 Tips: Taking Depositions in a Post-Pandemic World

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Is a “Composite” Video Admissible and Can a Police Officer “Narrate” It at Trial? – Part 1 of 2

Is a “Composite” Video Admissible and Can a Police Officer “Narrate” It at Trial? – Part 2 of 2

Do You Have to Ask an Opponent for a Privilege Log?

How to Prepare for Your First Mock Trial

Persuasive Shortcuts: Document Summaries In Federal and California Courts

How to Set Up Remote International Depositions

White Hat Hackers: The Unsung Heroes Fortifying the Digital Frontier

Why Depositions Matter More

From Dublin to Beijing: The Global Fallout of TikTok’s GDPR Breach

Epstein Becker Green is Seeking an Intellectual Property Associate (Health)

Understanding Jury Duty and Misconduct in the Legal Arena

Understanding Jury Duty and Misconduct in the Legal Arena

Evidence of Internet Searches About Lawful Abortion Held Inadmissible to Prove Intent to Later Kill or Harm Newborn Baby

Lawmatics and The Innocence Center Partner Up to Improve Access to Justice

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