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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Court Reporting (2025 Update)

Planet Depos

Legal demand: growing remote and hybrid proceedings in courts and arbitration. Accessibility needs: rising demand for accessibility services (CART, captioning) driven by legal mandates) Key Trends Shaping the Future Persistent Demand, Especially in Litigation Legal proceedings still require an accurate, realtime record.

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What If I Don’t Want to Litigate? Law Degree Alternatives: Exploring Unconventional Career Paths

The Barrister

When most people think of a law degree, they envision a career in traditional fields such as litigation,corporate law, or criminal defense. 9 Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) : For those uninterested in litigation, ADR roles such as mediation and arbitration offer opportunities to resolve conflicts outside of court.

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Federal Circuit Transfers Case to Second Circuit for Lack of Jurisdiction to Review Decision Stemming from Arbitration

IP Watchdog

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Friday, July 25, transferred an appeal over an award issued in an international arbitration and confirmed by a U.S. s petition to modify an arbitral award of $16,554,267 was not within its jurisdiction. district court, ruling that the CAFC does not have jurisdiction over the case.

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Oregon's Plan to Make Tech Giants Fund Local News

Practice of Law

It offers tech companies three options: negotiate payments with publishers, enter arbitration, or pay a lump sum into a fund for journalism providers. Ken Doctor, a longtime media executive and founder of Lookout Eugene-Springfield, warned that search engines might block access to local news or engage in costly litigation if SB 686 passes.

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Making News: Talking With the Media

WA Bar News

2 Second, we will look at whether the litigation privilege, which generally shields lawyers from defamation claims for statements made in the courtroom, extends to statements to the media. Third, we will examine whether communications with media consultants assisting with litigation are privileged or otherwise protected. Peoples Nat.

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Defendants Should Not Have Moved to Dismiss, Negotiated an ESI Protocol, and Engaged in Discovery Before Moving to Compel Arbitration

E-Discovery LLC

13, 2025), defendants waived their right to arbitration by moving to dismiss for failure to state a claim, negotiating an ESI Protocol, and engaging in discovery for 17 months. Defendants cited a contractual arbitration provision that mandated individual arbitration proceedings. In Parkin v.

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Washington’s New Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act: Explanation, Application, and Aspiration

WA Bar News

BY CHERYLL RUSSELL, JACQUELINE JESKE, AND CHRISTOPHER FOX Washington’s Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act (UFLAA) provides a framework for the use of arbitration in resolving family law disputes in Washington state. The parties may, however, waive some or all of the arbitrator qualifications and criteria.