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CONSIDER A TRIAL CHECKLIST

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

THREE PRIMARY DEFENSE CLAIMS __ __ __ PLAINTIFF PROOF OF CAUSATION __ DEFENDANT CAUSATION DEFENSE _ PRELIMINARY STATUS REVIEW  Review local rules regarding deadlines and requirements DISCOVERY REVIEW Interrogatories  Review defendant’s answers to interrogatories. Note incomplete answers for motion. Decide how to use at trial.

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“Apex” Depositions of High Government Officials Under the “Morgan” Doctrine

E-Discovery LLC

In the private business context: Not surprisingly, the law surrounding apex witnesses is somewhat indeterminate. Part of the rationale is that parties should not be incentivized to force a settlement in a nuisance case by using harassing discovery. The Lambert Court wrote that the doctrine is not an absolute bar to discovery.

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Decoding Justice: Key Differences Between Civil and Criminal Litigation

CaseFox

Discovery is the process by which parties exchange information and evidence. The Burden of Proof : This refers to the responsibility that the plaintiff (the party bringing the case) must demonstrate sufficient evidence of their claims. It’s also described as the “balance of probabilities.”

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DON’T WIN THE BATTLE BUT LOSE THE WAR OVER CAUSATION AS A TRIAL ISSUE

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

The term “direct evidence” refers to evidence that is given by a witness who has directly perceived something at issue in this case. Remind the jury in jury selection, opening statement, witness testimony and in final argument the law only requires proof that something is more likely than not. Yet he hasn’t seen anyone.

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The Rise of “Post-Truth” Litigation: ALM’s Isha Marathe on How Deep Fakes Threaten the Legal System (TGIR Ep. 209)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

E-discovery professionals are on the front lines of detecting deep fakes used as evidence, according to Marathe. Catch Deepfakes If You Can: Can E-Discovery Tools Keep Up With Gen AI? So yeah, that’s that’s the that’s the discovery portion of it. They are easy and inexpensive to create but difficult to detect.