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US Supreme Court rules Texas legislators must give depositions in redistricting suit

JURIST

Therefore, the legislators requested the US Supreme Court to grant an emergency stay of the depositions, which will postpone the legislators’ depositions “pending the forthcoming clarification of the metes and bounds of redistricting” claims. Solicitor General Elizabeth B.

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Stonewalling Justifies Cab Co. Atty's Deposition, Court Rules

Law 360

A Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday that counsel for Yellow Cab Co. can be deposed after the company's president stonewalled a personal injury plaintiff by answering "I have no idea" to virtually every question at his deposition, saying "exceptional circumstances" warrant the second deposition.

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Malta Court of Appeal rejects extradition request for Romanian prince

JURIST

.” In the judgment, Judge Edwina Grima, said that a variety of factors were taken into account, including the age, health and special status of Al-Romaniei, a member of the deposed Romanian royal family, who was recognized as an heir in 2012 after a long-running dispute.

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How Cos. Can Prep For A 30(b)(6) Witness's Dual Deposition

Law 360

As recently noted by a New York federal court, Rule 30(b)(6) allows for testimony from someone deposed as both corporate representative and in their individual capacity on topics outside of personal knowledge but within a corporation's collective knowledge — and dual deposition notices create unique prep issues, say Jennifer Filippazzo and Lauren Evans (..)

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Fractured majority allows government to withhold information on torture at CIA black sites

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that information about the federal government’s post-9/11 torture program at CIA “black sites” is protected by the “state secrets privilege,” a doctrine that allows the government to withhold information in litigation when disclosing it would compromise national security.

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Expert affidavit created issues of fact to withstand summary judgment in HCLA case

Day on Torts

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 Court of Appeals, however, disagreed with this interpretation.

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Exclusion of HCLA expert based on locality rule affirmed.

Day on Torts

After deposing Dr. Steege, defendants moved to exclude Dr. Steege on the basis that he was not competent to testify under Tenn. The trial court ruled that “Dr. Steege did not meet the locality rule outlined in Shipley v. In her initial expert disclosures, plaintiff identified Dr. Steege from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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