The Cloud Court Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

“The deposition is the new trial.” – Jim Garrity, 10,000 Depositions Later podcast Jim Garrity, an employment attorney based in Florida, has produced scores of podcasts and published multiple books on the topic of depositions. Why Don’t More People Recognize How Important Depositions Are? It’s not just an aphorism.

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Law 360

JUNE 16, 2021

A Georgia appeals court recently allowed a plaintiff to depose General Motors' CEO, in a blow to the apex doctrine's protections for high-ranking executives, but measures before and during discovery can reduce corporate leaders' exposure in such cases, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

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The Cloud Court Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Over the years I’ve attended a lot of depositions. Not only as the taking and defending attorney, but also as a witness and as a client. When the deposition is over, the people that were in the room often have a sort of inexplicable, Venn-type diagram of disparate recollections about what actually happened.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

A Florida state court judge Thursday ordered the founder of the company that makes Bang Energy drinks to sit for a deposition in a lawsuit over unpaid fees brought by counsel who formerly represented him in a bankruptcy case, overruling attorney-client privilege asserted in a previous attempt to depose him.

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The Estrin Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Rick is passionate about helping injured workers and has been recognized consecutive years by Super Lawyers Magazine as a top-rated attorney in his field, an honor reserved for only 5% of Georgia attorneys. Did you want to be an attorney “when you grew up”? You are a successful attorney. – Chere Estrin.

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The IP Law Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

In the case, Columbia filed a Motion for Sanctions seeking attorneys’ fees and costs incurred after discovery began in the matter. The sanctions may include an “order providing for compensatory expenses, including attorney fees.” Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. IPR2017-00651 (PTAB Apr. Columbia”). 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.12(a)(1),

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The Cloud Court Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

I am obsessed with depositions and, in particular, their importance to the outcome of cases. That obsession extends to deposition data as well as to the psychology of the players involved: the attorneys taking and defending depositions; the witnesses being deposed; as well as the court reporters.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Share The Supreme Court on Monday afternoon denied a request from the leaders of the Arizona legislature to put on hold an order that would require them to be deposed about the legislature’s enactment of voting laws that make it more difficult to register to vote. Toma and Petersen came to the Supreme Court on Nov.

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Law 360

MARCH 8, 2022

With people leaving the workforce in droves amid the “Great Resignation” and with younger workers less inclined to stay in one place for long, attorneys need to adjust their deposition strategies to minimize risks of losing crucial witnesses who may move on from a client or opponent company before a case goes to trial, say Anthony Argiropoulos and (..)

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Law 360

JUNE 14, 2021

Buchanan, allowing a GM executive to be deposed in a wrongful death case over an alleged vehicle defect, defense attorneys should focus on narrowing the scope of depositions involving high-ranking executives, say Carol Michel and Michael Weathington at Weinberg Wheeler.

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The lawsuit, filed by the attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana, claims that the Biden administration "colluded" with social media companies to restrict Americans' free speech by limiting the spread of COVID-related misinformation.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 13, 2023

Attorneys have accused Sheriff Joe Lopinto of failing to discipline deputies and a lack of transparency when it comes to releasing records that might shed light on their history of complaints and disciplinary action. JPSO attorney Danny Martiny said the agency could not comment because of pending litigation.

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Defendant deposed Dr. Gunnerson as an adverse expert witness, then filed a motion for summary judgment, asserting that there was “no causal connection between any alleged negligence by [defendant] and any injury, including death, to [the patient].” The patient was finally intubated, but she died approximately six hours later.

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The Cloud Court Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

Interestingly, like baseball teams 20 years ago, many litigation teams today (and I’m including witnesses and attorneys in my definition of “teams”) are still chosen based on superficial factors. Your corporate witness is about to be deposed by a seasoned litigator on topics related to damages. Final hypothetical. Certainly, I do.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 6, 2024

For Attorney General Merrick Garland, that moment of truth has finally arrived. Garland has long maintained that he is an apolitical attorney general who does not even consider the political consequences of his actions. I supported his appointment as Attorney General because I respected his integrity and intellect as a federal judge.

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JURIST

APRIL 16, 2025

The Tuesday order allows attorneys for Abrego Garcia to depose Robert Cerna, Evan Katz, Michael Kozak, and Joseph Mazzara, Trump officials in the Department of Homeland Security and State Department. However, President Nayib Bukele rejected the idea that he could return Abrego Garcia. The Trump officials must testify by April 23.

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Above The Law

APRIL 17, 2025

This prompted a fit of the vapors from Drew Ensign, the deputy AG they send into the meat grinder in immigration cases, who purported to be shocked, shocked that the court would invade attorney-client privilege by forcing the general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security to be deposed. “But that was your decision.”

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