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Discovery 101 – Court Sets Out Ground Rules to Resolve Discovery Dispute

E-Discovery LLC

Judge Stafford wrote: “The Court’s efforts to resolve the disputes informally during the status conference were unsuccessful, so the parties’ discovery disputes must be resolved through motion practice.” 7] “Boilerplate objections are legally meaningless and amount to a waiver of an objection.” [8]

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Decision on How to Best Search for ESI – Court Orders ESI Protocol in “Epic of Dysfunctional Discovery,” With Unique Clawback Provision

E-Discovery LLC

In a case where the plaintiff seeks $24,000,000 in damages, the court stated: “Today we write the next chapter in this litigation, a case which threatens to become an epic of dysfunctional discovery…. 18, 2012)(“In reality, I struggled to fund the litigation and pay my personal bills.”… Everlast Roofing , Inc. For example, Ms.

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Amendments to CR 26 and 30 Will Change Discovery and Deposition Practice

WA Bar News

1 The amendments to CR 26 affect objections, supplementation, and disclosure of experts. They will require a material change in the way many attorneys practice discovery. Illustration © Getty/benjamin lourenço BY DAN BRIDGES On Sept. Amendments to CR 30 adopted effective Oct. 1, 2024, codify procedure for depositions by remote means.

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Litigators with a Data Fetish: Moneyballing Testimony

The Cloud Court Blog

If you’re involved in litigation, and if you care about outcomes, then the importance of testimony is difficult to overstate. We see whether attorneys regularly and strategically talk over a witness mid-sentence to garble testimony they don’t like, trying to deprive the opposing party of a clean quote to use in motion practice or at trial.

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Deposition Misconduct: Rules, Risks, and Remedies

WA Bar News

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. All objections shall be concise and must not suggest or coach answers from the deponent. Washington RPC 3.4(a)

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Stop reading depo transcripts! Please welcome Gibson.

The Cloud Court Blog

Now, Gibson is more than a tool; it’s a partner for any litigator that augments their ability to devise deposition strategies and tactics and improve outcomes. (We We say that it helps you with "Moneyballing" litigation by optimizing every iota of testimony data and performance data to drive better results. What’s the problem?”

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Legalweek 2025: Judges Signal New Competency Standards in AI-Era Discovery

Complex Discovery

Industry News – Event Beat Legalweek 2025: Judges Signal New Competency Standards in AI-Era Discovery ComplexDiscovery Staff NEW YORK “Avoidable ignorance” is no longer a viable defense in federal litigation discovery. Alongside Judge Epps were U.S. Andrew Peck (Ret.)