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More on Apex Depositions

E-Discovery LLC

Bloomberg Law reports that Meta Files for Appellate Relief to Bar Zuckerberg Deposition (Jul. He added: The presumption that CEOs get to avoid depositions—formalized under the apex doctrine— may be weakening. Further, it claims that plaintiffs canceled one deposition and “studiously avoided” learning facts in another.

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37 Deposition Instructions For Your Witness (Updated)

Planet Depos

What is a deposition? Deposition (law) A deposition is the act of taking sworn testimony whereby litigants obtain information from each other in preparation for trial. Another benefit of deposition is to preserve a witness’s recollection while it is still fresh, though the trial may still be some time later.

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CaseMap, the LexisNexis Case Management Platform, Gets Gen AI for Summaries, Timelines, and More

Law Sites

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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Three Motions for Sanctions Denied Under ESI Rule and Common Law

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The Court explained in detail the requirements of a Rule 37(e) motion and then applied them: Plaintiff has failed to put forth sufficient evidence of the four necessary elements to trigger the application of Rule 37(e) at all, let alone proven by clear and convincing evidence the intent required to show she is entitled to the remedies she seeks.

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Trellis Launches Trellis AI to Streamline Trial Court Litigation

Analyze Argument — Pinpoint the key arguments and evidence within opposing counsel's brief to help you draft a reply and prepare for a hearing. Key Witnesses — Identify the people involved in the case and their roles to inform decisions about document requests, interrogatories, and depositions.

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Application of Work-Product Doctrine to Materials Prepared Years After Incident

E-Discovery LLC

The plaintiff, Mr. Hall, alleged that the Baltimore City Police Department and three former officers concealed exculpatory evidence and coerced false testimony in Mr. Hall’s 1992 murder trial. The Court viewed recantations and impeachment evidence through a different lens. at *7 (cleaned up; citations and quotation omitted).

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The “Best Time” to File a Spoliation Motion

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Of course, all counsel are duty bound to promptly notify opposing counsel and the court when they have learned that relevant evidence has been spoliated. She argued that defendant could ask her in deposition how the missing extinguishers had been stored. Emphasis added]. Emphasis in original].