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

JURIST

The US Supreme Court Tuesday rejected three Texas legislators’ emergency application to stay depositions that they are scheduled to give in redistricting lawsuits filed by multiple plaintiffs, including the US Department of Justice. ” The legislators then sought the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s review.

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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

The Court of Appeal of Malta on Monday rejected an extradition request from Romania for Prince Paul Philippe Al Romaniei due to a risk that he “would be subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment due to the prison conditions.” Romanian courts sentenced him to three years and four months imprisonment.

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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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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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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

Where an HCLA plaintiff’s expert testified at his deposition that he was not very familiar with Kingsport and that he had only reviewed information about Kingsport the night before the deposition, rather than before forming his medical opinions, the trial court did not err by excluding the expert based on the locality rule.

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