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Top 5 Tips: Taking Depositions in a Post-Pandemic World

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While much of the world stopped last year, depositions didn’t. Cases forged ahead and lawyers scrambled to establish new ways of taking depositions and handling proceedings that, for decades, had been routine. But if you follow these five tips, you’ll be ready to handle any deposition that comes your way in the post-pandemic world.

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US federal appeals court rules seizure of 700 safety deposit boxes unconstitutional

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the seizure of 700 safety deposit boxes under the process of civil asset forfeiture went beyond the warrant issued and violated the Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable search and seizure. The case has been remanded back to the district court for further proceedings.

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Afghanistan dispatches: major Afghan bank faces failure as banking system wobbles under Taliban

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Recently, the UNDP issued a report assessing the status of Afghanistan’s banking and financial system prior to 15 August 2021 and during the past three months. Therefore, these banks failed to do the requested deposits in the country. They were unable to make full deposits for their customers.

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IOLTA 101: Tips for Solo and Small Firm Lawyers

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Structuring their retainers so fees are deposited directly into their operating accounts simplifies their financial management obligations. Deposit incoming checks immediately. © 2021 M&T Bank. In fact, some lawyers, anxious over the complexity and risk, simply avoid IOLTA and other trust accounts altogether.

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Federal judge rules former Michigan governor must testify in Flint water crisis case

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The two companies are Lockwood, Andrews & Newman and Veolia North America, and they were not part of a $626 million settlement agreement in 2021. . Judge Levy dismissed this argument because each of the individuals had voluntarily sat for depositions before and could not now invoke the privilege against self-incrimination.

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HRW claims US government approval of Nevada lithium mine violates Indigenous rights

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In the 2021 BLM decision to approve the mining project, the agency stated it was in contact with tribal governments since 2018 and that “[n]o comments or concerns have been raised during formal government to government consultation for the project by the tribes.”

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FTX founder charged with bribing China officials to unfreeze assets

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US federal prosecutors Tuesday charged Samuel Bankman-Fried, former CEO and co-founder of crypto trading platform FTX, with bribing Chinese government officials in early 2021 as part of a superseding indictment.