Above The Law

APRIL 22, 2024

The post Elon Musk’s Attorney Responds To Sanctions Motion Over Messy Deposition appeared first on Above the Law. These actions may not be sanctionable, but nothing about this is helping Musk's case.

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Law 360

APRIL 19, 2024

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP protested a move by a man suing Elon Musk for defamation to sanction partner Alex Spiro for his conduct during a deposition of Musk, telling a Texas state court Spiro was simply speaking up to protect Musk's interests and that the plaintiff was taking part in "school-yard antics."

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Sterno

MARCH 14, 2022

Taking a good deposition is the product of preparation. A deposition could help you resolve a case before trial or become the cornerstone of your trial presentation.

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Sterno

MARCH 14, 2022

Deposition testimony can be used at trial as substantive evidence and to impeach a witness's testimony. This webinar will teach you how to use deposition testimony to achieve both objectives.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The post Mike Lindell Goes Absolutely Bonkers Over ‘Lumpy Pillows’ In Video Deposition appeared first on Above the Law. Let's all watch a man have a full on meltdown over lumpy pillows.

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Above The Law

MAY 1, 2024

The post Old School Certificates Of Deposit Now Have Returns Over 5% And Nostalgia For The Silent Generation appeared first on Above the Law. There are certainly worse things to do with a chunk of your money at this moment in history.

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ABA Journal

MAY 10, 2023

A personal injury lawyer will be sanctioned for his deposition conduct after calling the opposing counsel “corporate shills” who “live in an alternate reality," a…

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

A federal judge has sanctioned a personal injury lawyer nearly $20,000 for his conduct during four depositions last year. 27 opinion ,…

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Above The Law

APRIL 9, 2024

The post Lawyer Shoots, Kills Self, Former Daughter-In-Law, And Her Attorney During Child Custody Deposition appeared first on Above the Law. Two lawyers and a client are dead as a result of this tragic murder-suicide.

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OneLegal

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Master your deposition strategy phase of case management with these tips to keep you solution-focused as you seek the best outcome. The post 9 ways to improve your deposition strategy appeared first on One Legal.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Lawyers contend that MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell was “combative, vulgar, disrespectful, nonresponsive, evasive and consistently loud” during three depositions in a defamation case against…

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ABA Journal

APRIL 22, 2024

Alex Spiro, a partner with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, may have given some responses that "were pointed at times" during a deposition of his…

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Law 360

JULY 21, 2023

As practitioners continue to conduct depositions remotely in the post-pandemic world, these virtual environments are rife with opportunities for improper behavior such as witness coaching, scripted testimony and a general lack of civility — but there are methods to prevent and combat these behaviors, say Jennifer Gibbs and Bennett Moss at Zelle.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The post It’s Always Groundhog Day When It Comes To Depositions appeared first on Above the Law. Notes to my (legal) self.

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Above The Law

JUNE 13, 2022

Deposition transcripts are filled with dogs that are not barking. The post What Great Lawyers Write Down When Depositions End appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

MAY 29, 2024

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner Alex Spiro beat an attempt to sanction him for alleged "astonishingly unprofessional" conduct at a deposition while defending billionaire and investor Elon Musk from a defamation suit in Texas state court, but the suit survived a motion to dismiss, according to an order signed Wednesday.

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Above The Law

JULY 15, 2022

Rate my (deposition) room. The post January 6 Hearings: A Parade Of Terrible Video Deposition Angles appeared first on Above the Law.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Ever since its founding in 2018, Steno has been on a mission to disrupt depositions. It started as a court reporting agency that also offered non-recourse financing of deposition costs, and then in 2020 launched Steno Connect , its own web-based video conferencing technology specifically built for remote depositions and exhibit handling.

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JURIST

MAY 31, 2022

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. However, depositions were set to begin on May 27, before any appeal resolution could occur.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 25, 2023

The post Some Benefits Of In-Person Depositions appeared first on Above the Law. Virtual isn't always better.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 3, 2020

She used it for the first time on April 1, 2020 when taking a remote deposition over Zoom. I’m reminded too of my column from 2014 about the end of the paper chase, thanks to electronic exhibits, which streamline depositions—whether remote or in-person. After the pandemic, whenever that is, remote depositions will not go away.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 16, 2021

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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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The post Columbia Law School Professor Banned From Depositions Over Allegations Of Abusive Behavior appeared first on Above the Law. There's a lot of history between these parties.

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Law 360

MAY 7, 2024

Texas and allied states have pressed a Texas federal judge not to release Google co-founder Sergey Brin and CEO Sundar Pichai from sitting for depositions in a suit alleging the tech company illegally dominated the online advertising market.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A Florida law firm asked a federal court Thursday to penalize a group of student debtors and their attorney over refusing to attend scheduled depositions in a debt relief case, accusing them of bad faith and calling their conduct a delay tactic.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The post Lawyer Dresses As Hot Dog For Halloween Deposition, Gets Burned appeared first on Above the Law. A lawyerly Halloween fail that'll make you LOL.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 19, 2021

As remote depositions will remain common for the foreseeable future, attorneys defending a deposition notice or subpoena to a corporation should implement certain strategies to mitigate unique challenges, such as less planning time and increased difficulty of establishing rapport with witnesses, say attorneys at Sidley.

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OneLegal

JULY 22, 2021

Master the deposition phase of case management with these tips to keep you solution-focused as you seek the best outcome for your client and maintain your caseload. The post 7 ways to upgrade your strategic approach to depositions appeared first on One Legal.

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ABA Journal

APRIL 10, 2024

Alex Spiro, a partner with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, wrongly appeared at a Texas deposition without pro hac vice permission and then proceeded to…

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

There is no doubt that a deposition summary plays a key role not just for lawyers but everyone involved in the trial process.

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ABA Journal

JULY 5, 2022

How do you take your own deposition? When I was struggling with my retirement strategy , I took a self-deposition to prioritize my goals and…

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HowAppealing

JUNE 2, 2022

“Why GM’s Mary Barra got no special deposition treatment from Georgia Supreme Court”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post about a ruling that the Supreme Court of Georgia issued yesterday.

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Law 360

JANUARY 31, 2024

bank regulators faced harsh questions on Wednesday from a New York bankruptcy judge as the liquidators sought the ability to conduct discovery regarding the fate of $477 million in deposits. Liquidators of the Cayman Islands branch of defunct Silicon Valley Bank and U.S.

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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. And today, almost all testimony is in the form of deposition testimony for the reasons cited above.

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 11, 2021

A Boston lawyer has been ordered to show cause why he shouldn’t face further sanctions for allegedly taking advantage of a Zoom deposition to secretly…

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LegalReader

OCTOBER 13, 2021

As a well-prepared deposition summary is easy to read and understand, and all the facts are double-checked and verified by the attorney.

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Sterno

JULY 16, 2024

Attorneys have long struggled with efficiently extracting relevant information from lengthy deposition transcripts. Now there's a way to tackle this issue head-on. Transcript Genius , Steno's AI-powered tool for transcript analysis, is reshaping the way transcript summarization is done.

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