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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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 16, 2024

Worse yet, the court appears to have questioned the veracity of the host in a sworn deposition on his lack of knowledge over the financial subject matter of the deposition. I can certainly understand Tapper’s counsel in trying to block the deposition on finances. I have to leave the State of Florida to get to Bay County.

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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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ABA Journal

JUNE 15, 2021

A federal magistrate judge in Florida has criticized two lawyers for “needless and inappropriate bickering” during depositions and sanctioned one of them partly for telling…

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Florida Supreme Court recently solidified the apex doctrine in the Sunshine State, an important development that extends the scope of the doctrine in the state to include both corporate and government officials, and formalizes the requirements for a high-level corporate official to challenge a request for a deposition, says Laura Renstrom at Holland (..)

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Law 360

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

A Florida federal judge tossed a former bank executive's suit challenging the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s s decision to block $1.6 million in deferred compensation after he was terminated from a financially troubled institution, ruling regulators didn't abuse their discretion when they determined the payout was prohibited.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 25, 2023

A Florida trial court did not err by awarding attorney fees in connection with the cancellation of a deposition of a Costco corporate representative who was improperly "coached" by defense counsel, a state appellate panel ruled Wednesday, in a lawsuit accusing the retailer of causing a woman's slip-and-fall injuries.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

This is Menendez’s second indictment in six years since being accused of taking gifts from a Florida eye surgeon in exchange for using his political influence to the doctor’s benefit. The indictment ended in a mistrial.

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MyCase

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The IOLTA program was first launched in Florida in 1981 with the goal to use earned interest to support charitable causes, like providing civil aid to those who can’t afford it. Only deposit non-client funds if it’s the exact amount needed to cover that account’s bank fees. Today, all 50 states and several U.S.

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Patently O

MARCH 19, 2021

These motions often attach expert reports and deposition testimony as exhibits. But some of the most critical information like deposition testimony and expert reports are exhibits. Florida State University College of Law. Together these documents illustrate how patent doctrine shapes damage awards. Drexel University.

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ALPS

APRIL 28, 2021

On the other hand, the American Bar Association and other states such as Florida, Louisiana, Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Ohio have imposed additional requirements before finding an arbitration provision enforceable. 2018) (arbitration provision unenforceable because it did not Florida Bar rules); Snow v. Dickey , 244 N.J.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 22, 2024

For years, we have been following the bizarre murder-for-hire case involving the fatal shooting of Florida State University law professor Daniel Markel. Police also suggest that Magbanua was given a “significant increase” in cash bank deposits after the murder and she received paychecks from the family dental business.

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JonathanTurley

MAY 30, 2022

We have previously discussed the murder of Florida State University Law Professor Dan Markel (left) and suspicions that the family of his wife (and fellow FSA faculty member) Wendi Adelson conspired in the murder. The wealthy family runs a dental practice in South Florida. For her part, Magbanua would call Garcia.

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ALPS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Where my family and I, kids, wife, even mom, were all traveling to Walt Disney world in Florida during a hurricane season. I think they, over the entire season, they had five actually hit landfall in Florida. It was one of those years where there were back-to-back hurricanes. So I just encourage you to think about that.

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ALPS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

I am back from a trip into the home office in Missoula, and back in the satellite office here in Florida, and have with me two folks that I’ve just had the joy and pleasure of getting to know over the years, and the privilege to work with a few times over the years at various ABA events, and it’s just been a lot of fun.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Additionally, the complex workflows surrounding depositions are taken into account with Skribe and it has created a deposition purposed platform, as opposed to a general-purpose software for the public. There is a well-documented court reporter shortage, 35% shortage by the end of 2023, that is restricting the taking of depositions.

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ALPS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Where my family and I, kids, wife, even mom, were all traveling to Walt Disney world in Florida during a hurricane season. I think they, over the entire season, they had five actually hit landfall in Florida. It was one of those years where there were back-to-back hurricanes. So I just encourage you to think about that.

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ABA Journal

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A Florida lawyer has been suspended for two years for unfounded accusations of racial bias, including his assertion that appearing at a deposition with police…

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The Estrin Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

I have had many successful war stories over the years, but one that really stays with me involved a lady who lived in a different state but was charged in Florida with (1) Armed Burglary and (2) Aggravated Battery. Where do you go from here? Where do you aim to be in the next chapter of your career? Where do you go from here?

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

As it played out recently in a high-profile case in Florida , it starts with police stings, arrests and recovered victims. Then we recoil as we learn who was arrested , which in the Florida case, included two Disney employees, a state corrections officer, a state police officer and several school teachers.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 12, 2022

A novel lawsuit in Florida has been filed by the parents of Gabby Petito against the parents of Brian Laundrie, Chris and Roberta Laundrie. Brian Laundrie reportedly returned to his parents’ home in Florida on Sept. North Port (FL) Police Department. calls nor texts could be delivered, and she blocked her on Facebook.”.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 3, 2021

government is settled by a deposit into the U.S. Smith received his undergraduate, master’s, and law degrees from the University of Florida. and Smith write. Ordinarily, money owed to the U.S. However, that changed during the George W. The full paper can be accessed here. .

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 31, 2021

However, at his deposition, the defendant’s son denied throwing the egg which allegedly struck the plaintiff’s daughter. The plaintiff also brought criminal charges against the defendant’s son arising from this incident and the defendant’s son pleaded guilty to assault in the third degree (Penal Law § 120.00 [2]). Source: CBS.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2022

However, at his deposition, the defendant’s son denied throwing the egg which allegedly struck the plaintiff’s daughter. The plaintiff also brought criminal charges against the defendant’s son arising from this incident and the defendant’s son pleaded guilty to assault in the third degree (Penal Law § 120.00 [2]). Source: CBS.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 22, 2022

Susan Keenan Nayda, Vice President of Operations at Liberty Behavioral Health Corporation, testified during a deposition her thoughts on the Florida Civil Commitment Center in Arcadia, Fla.: Shadow prisons posing as treatment are not limited to Texas. There’s a little bit of confusion…What is this place? Is it a prison?

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Customs & International Trade Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

If the Department follows normal procedure, liquidation instructions will be issued shortly ordering liquidation of all entries where such duties were deposited and refunds should be issued. Department of Commerce will not issue antidumping and countervailing duty orders related to this case.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

For example, James refers to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, Florida property, which is currently at the center of a federal criminal case involving Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents. James claims that Trump overvalued the Florida property at anywhere between $347 million to $739 million over the course of ten years.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Below is my column on Fox.com on the demand for roughly a $455 million dollar deposit or equivalent bond for Donald Trump to be able to seek appellate review of the recent judgment against him. The combination of the fine and the deposit rule highlight the confiscatory elements of this judgment. The addition of the recent $83.3

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Under New York law, Trump cannot appeal this ruling without depositing the full amount, including interest, in a court account. The combination of the draconian fine and the threshold deposit for appeal has produced a shudder throughout the New York business community. There is also an added inequity to Engoron’s decision.

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JURIST

AUGUST 10, 2022

Trump was scheduled for a deposition on August 10 in the civil case People of the State of New York v. Most recently the Federal Bureau of Investigation gained entry into Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s Florida residence, looking for evidence of official records requested by the National Archives and Records Administration.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

However, at his deposition, the defendant’s son denied throwing the egg which allegedly struck the plaintiff’s daughter. The plaintiff also brought criminal charges against the defendant’s son arising from this incident and the defendant’s son pleaded guilty to assault in the third degree (Penal Law § 120.00 [2]).

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 11, 2022

Here is the column: The unprecedented raid on former President Trump’s home in Florida has set off firestorms of celebration and recrimination across the country. Ironically, Newsweek reported that the FBI was hoping the raid with Trump out of town would be a “lower profile” option — a notion that borders on the delusional.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Trump’s greatest threat of conviction remains in Florida, where he is facing federal charges related to his retention of classified documents. Some of their depositions have been leaked, much to the dismay of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. So that leaves the two cases surrounding the 2020 election.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 24, 2021

He singles out Varona for violating Title VII and the Florida Civil Rights Act. If Ravicher gets traction in court, Miami could face extensive discovery demands for emails and depositions over the case. .” To their credit, the letter was not on the part of the law faculty and did not call for termination.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

” Gaetz, 42, was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Department of Justice (DOJ) and notably resigned his post as US Representative for Florida’s 1st Congressional District in a bid to avoid the release of a potentially damaging House Ethics Committee (HEC) report.

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