E-Discovery LLC

MAY 20, 2025

May 5, 2025), addressed the important issue of apex depositions in the governmental context. Plaintiffs, a parent and a school-age minor, in a personal injury claim against a school system sought the depositions of nine high-ranking government employees. May 19, 2025)(deposition of CFO and Senior V.P. of private entity).

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E-Discovery LLC

AUGUST 14, 2024

defendant was sanctioned for belatedly canceling depositions that were scheduled at the discovery cutoff date. In this employment discrimination case, the defendant had noted depositions of Ms. Jones’ deposition. We notified you as soon as we learned the depositions would not be going forward.” 7, 2024)(Simms, J.),

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E-Discovery LLC

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Second , where a Rule 30(b)(6) deponent reviewed an allegedly privileged document in deposition preparation in order to refresh her memory, the privilege, if any, was waived. One takeaway from the decision is that caution may be prudent in determining whether to use privileged information to prepare a corporate designee for deposition.

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Lawmatics

MARCH 1, 2023

The rules surrounding depositions can be enough to send new lawyers into a cold sweat. Depositions are a critical tool for building a case, and as such, it is essential for attorneys of all skill levels to be well-versed in the various objections that can arise during the course of a deposition. Example Attorney A: "So, Ms.

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Law Sites

MARCH 24, 2025

Rev’s SmartDepo Acquisition Powers Next-Generation AI for Testimony Analysis Rev, the worlds most accurate speech-to-text technology company, has acquired SmartDepo, the legal industrys most trusted solution for AI-powered deposition summaries Both companies have established successful track records serving leading law firms and court reporting (..)

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Law Sites

MARCH 4, 2025

LexisNexisLegal & Professional said today that it has launched CaseMap+ AI, a new version of its platform for managing litigation matters and evidence that incorporates generative artificial intelligence to enhance the review of deposition transcripts and documents.

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The Cloud Court Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

I’m talking to you, deposition index. And I mean that, deposition index. I also love that you understood that people had only vague ideas of what occurred in depositions they didn’t attend. And what did you do for them, deposition index? So, deposition index. You are the past, my friend. I am the future.

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E-Discovery LLC

AUGUST 9, 2024

Plaintiff also presented a fall-back privilege log issue: “Plaintiff argues that if Defendant is permitted to withhold the video until after his deposition, he should be required to include more detail on his privilege log, including exact dates of surveillance and descriptions of the video(s)’ contents.”

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WA Bar News

JUNE 11, 2024

In this column, we’ll address a narrower, but more common, subset of deposition misconduct that the ABA opinion touches on: improper “coaching” during depositions and improper objections intended to impede the questioner. 10 Second, we’ll focus on depositions rather than hearings or trials. Washington RPC 4.4(a)

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Planet Depos

JUNE 12, 2025

Make sure all of your depositions are scheduled and ready to go before you leave for vacation. Not sure if you scheduled the deposition? Have a case where you absolutely must take a deposition while away? No problem! Travel lightly! Try mobile videoconferencing!

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WA Bar News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

1, 2024, codify procedure for depositions by remote means. DEPOSITIONS BY REMOTE MEANS Amendments to CR 30, addressing depositions by remote means, were proposed by the BJA Remote Proceedings Work Group and adopted effective Oct. The author has seen items sent after a remote deposition as exhibits that were not what was used.

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Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

OCTOBER 17, 2024

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail” Benjamin Franklin In our office, my law partner and wife, Lita Barnett Luvera, legal responsibilities included preparing clients and witness for their deposition. Too often, lawyers tend to schedule an hour or two in their office on the day of the deposition to prepare their client.

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Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

JUNE 27, 2024

There are a volume of available ideas and outlines for the discovery deposition of a medical malpractice expert including advice to not take the deposition at all in some circumstances. FULL DETAILS 5 HOW MANY PAST DEPOSITIONS GIVEN? CHARGE PER HOUR a. PREPARATION WORK b. DEPOSITION TIME c. TRIAL 2.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 28, 2022

From time to time, opposing counsel may act in an uncivil or unprofessional manner during a telephone call, where there is no official record as there might be in a deposition or a written communication. During a Deposition. Opposing counsel may try to intimidate you during a deposition, hoping to fluster you if you are inexperienced.

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 3, 2025

The voluntary compliance settlement also alleges Home365 failed to return tenant security deposits. Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a settlement with Home365, LLC, regarding the Las Vegas-based property management company’s alleged failures to timely address Pennsylvania tenants’ maintenance needs.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 31, 2022

If a client deposits $3,000 into your trust account, they need to have a $3,000 credit in your trust account. If you have credit card processing set up to subtract processing fees before making the deposit, the client will have less than $3,000 in the trust account after the deposit is made. This is not right.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Structuring their retainers so fees are deposited directly into their operating accounts simplifies their financial management obligations. Deposit incoming checks immediately. Lawyers who fail to maintain proper accounting for IOLTA can face professional discipline, including censure, suspension or even disbarment.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 23, 2022

Dean Whalen, Chief Legal Officer of Readback, a new AI-assisted deposition court reporting platform, explains how AI-assisted court reporting addresses the stenographer talent crunch — with added benefits. AI-assisted court reporting replaces the steno machine to provide quicker, more accurate transcripts of depositions — a 98.5%

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Assessing arguments made by a co-rightsholder to Marvin Gaye’s 1973 single “Let’s Get It On,” the Second Circuit found that the district court properly limited the scope of the infringement allegations to Gaye’s sheet music deposit copy filed at the U.S.

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Law Sites

APRIL 23, 2024

You may have noticed of late that many of your video meetings have an unfamiliar attendee — a meeting bot, invited by one of the human participants, that produces a recording or transcript when the meeting is over. But while there are several such products on the market, none have been developed to meet the […]

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Depositions 208

IP Watchdog

JUNE 12, 2025

Assessing Step 2 of the Alice/Mayo framework in the first instance, the Federal Circuit ruled that USAA’s patent claims were directed to the abstract idea of depositing a check using a handheld mobile device without any inventive concept sufficient to confer patent eligibility. PNC Bank N.A.

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Steno

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

When Steno launched Transcript Genius , we set out to solve a fundamental challenge in litigation: how to transform dense deposition transcripts into strategic insights. Not only has this vision become reality, its impact has now been recognized.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 22, 2022

Professional deposition rooms. While amenities like lounges and on-site gyms are common in most shared office suites, private deposition rooms don’t usually make the cut. Paralegals and support staff, typically employed by the shared office provider, can also help line up court reporters, file paperwork and serve subpoenas.

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SW&L Attorneys Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Contributor: Lee Grossman What Is a Deposition? Attorneys do this by sending written questions called interrogatories , issuing subpoenas , and holding depositions. A deposition allows attorneys to ask questions of witnesses who provide sworn testimony under oath. A deposition is held outside the courtroom setting.

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Law Sites

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In this week’s episode of our video series How it Works, I received a demonstration of Casemark, a legal document summarizer intended to improve deposition summaries, trial summaries, and more. In the founders’ words: CaseMark has strived to build the “easy button” for AI-in-legal that won’t get attorneys in trouble.

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Planet Depos

DECEMBER 15, 2024

There are countries that do not allow taking depositions for a number of reasons. So, what do you do if you need to depose a witness who resides in a country where depositions are not permitted? Here are few countries that prohibit depositions and tips on nevertheless taking depositions that remain important to a case.

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Law Sites

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Among them were several products for litigators driven by generative AI, including a first-of-its-kind tool, Depo CoPilot, that helps guide a lawyer during a deposition, and another, DemandsAI, that generates settlement demand […]

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

What was your strategy with taking the expert witness’s deposition or with the settlement offers during mediation?

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Planet Depos

OCTOBER 28, 2024

By Micayla Charles & Carly Wilson The process of scheduling a deposition can have several moving pieces, from counsel’s and the witness’ schedules to arranging for a court reporter, videographer and/or interpreter. Will the deposition take place at a specific venue, or will it be held remotely ?

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Planet Depos

JUNE 12, 2025

Each morning, various legal professionals enter their respective law offices with a list of depositions, trials, and videoconferences to schedule. Each time a deposition is scheduled with Planet Depos, it is assigned to a case manager. Each case on our calendar contains a list of past, present, and future depositions.

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Optima Juris

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As the need for efficient evidence-gathering persists, adopting remote depositions has become a powerful and prevalent solution. Fortunately, with the right technology, there is almost no barrier to conducting this more practical and cost-effective type of deposition, especially internationally. Federal Rules of Evidence standards.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 28, 2022

Professional deposition rooms. While amenities like lounges and on-site gyms are common in most shared office suites, private deposition rooms don’t usually make the cut. Paralegals and support staff, typically employed by the shared office provider, can also help line up court reporters, file paperwork and serve subpoenas.

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Steno

JANUARY 6, 2025

Executive Summary Challenge: After decades of litigation experience, attorney Mike Marzban recognized that colleagues were often too shy to provide candid feedback on his deposition technique. He needed an objective way to evaluate his performance and identify potential blind spots in his questioning strategies.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 13, 2021

If you’re a budding litigator, your list may include taking a plaintiff’s deposition or cross-examining an expert witness. When opportunities arise, you can ask to take the deposition or work on the labor matter. If you’re an employment lawyer, your list could have a Department of Labor audit or defending a wage and hour claim.

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Planet Depos

JUNE 12, 2025

A court reporting agency can handle the administrative tasks such as scheduling, production, and billing, while the reporter takes down the spoken word at a deposition, arbitration, or court proceeding. To schedule an upcoming deposition with Planet Depos, please email scheduling@planetdepos.com or call 888.433.3767.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In so ruling, the Federal Circuit found that the district court erred in construing the claim term “first reflective layer,” and in requiring that the claimed first reflective layer be composed of a different material than the substrate upon which the layer is deposited.

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