Court Disallows Costs of Travel to Remote Deposition

Wouldn’t it seem odd to incur expenses for traveling to a remote deposition? After all, one of the most compelling benefits of a remote deposition is the elimination of costs associated with traveling to and from a physical location for an in-person examination. No travel, no travel expenses. That’s how it seemed to the court…

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Protecting Deposition Materials at the Border

Government border agents conducted over 55,000 warrantless searches of cell phones and other electronic devices during the past year, according to recent federal reports. The latest statistics reflect a 17 percent jump in electronic device searches from fiscal year 2024 (running from October 2023 to September 2024). Federal agents conducted roughly 47,000 such searches that…

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Four Good Reasons for a Remote Deposition

Modern litigation takes place in forums that generally favor remote depositions. Remote depositions are a good choice for any deposition. However, they particularly shine in situations where court reporters are in short supply, or where parties are spread out across the country or facing imminent discovery deadlines, or finally in circumstances where the proposed deponent…

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Halloween’s Bubbling Cauldron of Litigation

Is any date on the calendar more fertile ground for litigation than Halloween? We doubt it. The Fourth of July, perhaps, if you’re measuring merely the total number of personal injuries suffered on that glorious day. But after a while, it’s hard to maintain interest in those familiar reports of maimed digits and scorched eyebrows…

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Keeping Deposition Transcripts Out of Public View

Deposition transcripts are typically not filed with the court. They’re not court records, and they’re not generally available to the news media, investigators, or the general public. However, once these materials are used in a court proceeding – either during trial or in connection with motion practice – they can become public records that careful…

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