WA Bar News

JULY 16, 2025

For example, in the legal context, there have been more than 150 cases already litigated globally where AI (being used by both lawyers and pro se litigants) has produced hallucinated content in court documents—usually fake citations but also misrepresented precedents and misattributed quotations.

Legal Research

IP Watchdog

APRIL 15, 2025

In 2023, Michael Messier filed a petition to cancel the Saints service mark, a stylized fleur-de-lis symbol for use in connection with entertainment services in the form of professional football games and exhibitions first issued in 1974.

Exhibits

E-Discovery LLC

JUNE 10, 2025

It prevailed because its attorneys did their homework and supported their litigation position with facts. And while Defendants have filed an exhibit containing search terms they used, it is not clear from that exhibit whether those search terms were used in searching Outlook, another application or set of files, or both ….

Discovery

Complex Discovery

JUNE 10, 2025

Monthly Volatility Signals Market Timing Dynamics Fiscal Year 2025 has exhibited significant monthly volatility that illuminates corporate decision-making patterns. The consistency of filing volumes demonstrates that many firms remain committed to strategic growth initiatives despite broader economic headwinds.

Government and Public Sector

E-Discovery LLC

JUNE 28, 2025

Moreover, it appears that Mr. Johnson previously offered the report as an exhibit at the Commission hearing on January 19, 2023. cleaned up). Applying those principles, the Hagerstown Court affirmed, finding no abuse of discretion. Cheung, both considered the results of the inspection as part of the basis for their expert medical opinions.

Discovery

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.

Depositions

Attorney at Work

JULY 14, 2021

Firms of all sizes, from BigLaw to small law firms, can take advantage of the growing availability of litigation data to gain insights on which laterals to hire, which law practices to purchase and, more importantly, which to avoid. Litigation data lets firms conduct targeted legal recruiting.

Litigation

E-Discovery LLC

MARCH 31, 2025

The opinion opens with the following: Over four years into litigation, Defendants have failed to produce complete discovery responses. The court first addressed procedural issues, writing: This is not the first time the undersigned has written on procedural violations in this litigation. Township of Toms River, 2025 WL 934761 (D.N.J.

Exhibits

E-Discovery LLC

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Plaintiff Boblitt moved for leave to file specific exhibits under seal. The exhibits supported his opposition to a motion of defendant BP for a protective order. While it is not clear to me, it appears that the exhibits were primarily expert reports in other litigation. BP raised other issues. and 105.11. ” Id.

Exhibits

E-Discovery LLC

AUGUST 27, 2024

21, 2024), the court wrote: “Before the Court are a litany of motions to seal exhibits to contemporaneously filed briefing on discovery disputes.” The Sazerac court granted a number of those motions; however, it denied the motion to seal a privilege log that had been filed as an exhibit. explain the procedure.

Exhibits

E-Discovery LLC

AUGUST 31, 2024

These videos were admitted into evidence without objection and were contained in about 30 video exhibits. Importantly, the Court wrote that: “We do not interpret the rule to require a party to include their adversary’s version of the facts in their summary exhibit.” Second, attached as Exhibit 8 is a Digital Video Disc (“DVD”).

Admissibility

WA Bar News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This article will explain the changes effected by the rule amendments and, with respect to CR 26, provide context considered by the Civil Litigation Rules Revision Work Group in drafting the proposed amendments to illustrate their impact. Amended Rule 30 does not address exhibits. This is no different. CR 30(h)(7)(D).

Depositions

Lawmatics

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The US exhibits remarkable growth trends and increasing tech adoption and innovation as legal professionals shift to AI-driven tools, cloud platforms, and legal software solutions. The legal tech industry is a powerhouse , valued at around $23.45 billion globally in 2022. Is Legal Tech a Growing Industry?

Exhibits

IP Watchdog

JANUARY 29, 2024

The two nearly identical final judgments were entered in favor of the photographer plaintiffs’ claims that Prince and the exhibiting galleries willfully infringed on their photographs, and the court dismissed all the defenses raised – including the fair use defense – with prejudice.

Exhibits

Civil Litigation Brief

JUNE 10, 2024

I spent last Friday slightly outside my comfort zone lecturing at the Legal Action Group Housing Law Conference, some aspects of which will feature in future blog posts. Needless to say all the housing lawyers were lovely and I went.

Exhibits

IP Watchdog

AUGUST 24, 2023

The defendants, Himson Engineering Private Limited (“Himson”), and Bhagat Group, were exhibiting two machines at a trade fair, bearing the trade names Machine 2 and Machine 2-TS, along with a machine bearing the trade name, Bhagat Textile Engineers.

Exhibits

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.

Discovery

E-Discovery LLC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

105.11; and (d) a provision permitting the Clerk to return to counsel or destroy any sealed material at the end of the litigation. In Appendix D to the Local Rules, the Court has published a “Stipulated Order Regarding Confidentiality of Discovery Material” that conforms to the Local Rule. Local Rule 105.11

Discovery

E-Discovery LLC

JUNE 20, 2024

Nor is it a positive development when that court wrote: “Things have never exactly moved along at a break-neck pace in this litigation. The court explained that it would not engage in “hand holding” and the opinion was to provide “a good taste of the whole rather unsavory pie the court has been served all along.” The Gill v.

Discovery

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

As a former litigator, Schafer experienced firsthand the frustrating scramble to finalize briefs and prepare filings. According to Schafer, attorneys now exhibit much greater openness to tailored AI tools that enhance productivity versus disrupting their workflows entirely. So Jackie, welcome to The Geek in Review.

Evidence

E-Discovery LLC

MARCH 27, 2025

From an objective perspective, it looks as though the attorneys went through the motions, drew lines in the sand, and just decided to file well over one thousand pages of briefs and exhibits over the course of about a month and let the court unravel it all now. A litigant may be right and still lose.

Discovery

The Cloud Court Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

Gibson, our testimony intelligence solution , is an intuitive complement to the litigation process. Mutual clients will enjoy deeper insights into witness testimony, greater continuity throughout the litigation process, and cost savings in large scale matters. Press release

Witnesses

E-Discovery LLC

JUNE 26, 2024

There a litigant filed overlong briefs and Ms. That decision is not a unicorn: Federal courts routinely warn litigants not to use textual footnotes to evade page limits. Weiss, Blaming Word setting for overlong briefs is ‘somewhat hard to believe,’ federal judge says as she tosses footnotes (abajournal.com) (Apr.

Discovery

Planet Depos

OCTOBER 29, 2024

While the report was published in 2016, and the legal space continues to evolve and incorporate litigation technology, it’s evident that the court reporting industry has still maintained a strong need for human operation. This is where litigation technology and digital court reporters can assist and serve as a way to supplement the shortage.

Litigation

Jury Analyst

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Impact of Confirmation Bias on Litigation: Confirmation bias can have far-reaching implications throughout the litigation process, affecting both the assessment of evidence and the decision-making of jurors in critical and deleterious ways: Biased processing of evidence and information: This outcome is a central hallmark of confirmation bias.

Jury Selection

E-Discovery LLC

AUGUST 13, 2024

Because the Court has a duty to preserve the integrity of the judicial process and to potentially consequence a party who exhibits bad faith in the process, Plaintiff was granted leave to file a motion for sanctions, so that she could clearly articulate and demonstrate the need for sanctions. 2024 WL 3690799 at *5.

Discovery

MyCase

JANUARY 25, 2024

This platform has been enthusiastically adopted by litigators from firms small and large since its conception in 2021. “It For example, the platform can determine which pages and documents have been cited and instantly generate a PDF of exhibits. It sounded too good to be true, but we decided to give it a try.

Discovery

Legal Writing Launch

OCTOBER 14, 2024

If the employer requests a particular type of writing, such as a litigation brief or a transactional memo, ensure your sample meets those criteria. If you are applying to a litigation-focused firm, submit a brief or memorandum that showcases your litigation skills. Tailoring demonstrates your responsiveness and adaptability.

Legal Research

Jury Analyst

JULY 6, 2023

In this article we will lay the foundation for our deeper exploration of confirmation bias in jury selection and litigation , which will be covered in subsequent blog articles. In legal contexts, confirmation is particularly relevant as it can significantly influence jury selection and the overall fairness of the legal process.

Jury Selection

The Cloud Court Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

of federal civil matters are resolved at trial[i] Litigators always depose witnesses before a trial – if there is a trial You will almost never depose a witness more than once – so you get one shot to take or defend that deposition well But why do depositions matter more? The facts support it: Fewer than 0.6% Let’s take a step back.

Depositions

Jury Analyst

JULY 6, 2023

This article will lay the foundation for our deeper exploration of confirmation bias in jury selection and litigation, which will be covered in subsequent blog articles. In legal contexts, confirmation is particularly relevant as it can significantly influence jury selection and the overall fairness of the legal process.

Jury Selection

Optima Juris

AUGUST 15, 2023

The other procedure available to litigants under the Convention, Article 17, permits a commissioner (for example, a private American attorney) appointed by the American court to take the testimony of a witness of any nationality without compulsion.

Depositions

The Cloud Court Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Another example: As a GC managing litigation at public and private companies, I often didn’t have the time to attend or read transcripts of the depositions taken or defended by outside counsel. That’s why our tag line is: Litigate Like You Mean It. Or when certain types of exhibits are introduced? Spoiler alert: we can help).

Depositions

Legal Writing Launch

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Appendices (if applicable) If you have additional materials, such as exhibits or supplementary documents, include them in an appendix. If you would like to review the various types of writing samples for litigation and learn how to write them well, consider taking a legal writing course like ours, Legal Writing Launch. The Bluebook).

Legal Arguments

Practice of Law

JULY 9, 2024

She claimed that addicts “often stop interacting with friends and family, exhibit excessive rage, and no longer enjoy other hobbies or activities outside of their video games.” Although the cases filed to be consolidated into a multi-district litigation suit, the request was declined due to the suits’ “lack of common factual questions.”

Exhibits

Gerry Oginski's New York Legal Blog

JUNE 1, 2017

Through two years of litigation. All the exhibits have been introduced as evidence. They also say that whatever they did, didn't cause your injury. They also argue that your injuries aren't that bad. They fight your case every step of the way. Both refuse to settle. Both refuse to negotiate. He has no other choice.

Closing Argument

WA Bar News

JUNE 11, 2024

In litigation documents, visuals can focus attention in depositions or simplify data in briefs. photographs, maps, diagrams, and exhibits)” are excluded from word limits. Brainstorming Visual Opportunities Where do visuals belong in legal writing? Anywhere the audience is making decisions. Need a little more motivation?

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