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Discovery Depositions and Hearsay Evidence
The California Supreme Court recently issued an important ruling on the use of civil discovery depositions in lieu of trial testimony. The court’s opinion in Berroteran v. Los Angeles County Superior Court, No. S259522 (Calif. Sup. Ct., March 7, 2022), removed from the books an intermediate appellate court decision that it believed would have admitted…
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Reasonableness During Discovery Disputes: The Hidden Hallmark of a Great Litigator
If asked to list the qualities of a successful litigator, most people would sketch a similar profile: a zealous advocate for the client, a winner, a person with tenacity, intelligence, and the ability to bring judges and juries around to the litigator’s point of view. How about “reasonable”? One trial judge believes that’s a critical…
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New York Weighs First-Ever Cybersecurity CLE Requirement
The New York State Unified Court System recently published for public comment a proposal that would require state’s lawyers to take one hour of continuing legal education (CLE) on cybersecurity topics. The proposal, if adopted, would make New York the first state to explicitly require cybersecurity education for its attorneys. New York officials want attorneys…
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Lawyers: Be Smart (and Ethical) With Those Smart Devices
Cameras and microphones are everywhere, capturing our movements and recording every sound within their reach. The cell phone, the voice assistant, the family car, the pet camera, even that new sous vide precision cooker. They’re all listening or watching. Nearly everyone is aware of these devices. But are we sufficiently aware of them? Do we…
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More Bar Regulators Approve Remote Work Arrangements
For any number of reasons, lawyers are increasingly working across state lines. During the COVID-19 pandemic, health regulations prevented many lawyers from traveling to law offices. They remained home, working remotely, sometimes physically located in a state where they were not licensed to practice law. Other lawyers are practicing law temporarily in jurisdictions where they…
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Is Your Cyber Insurance Keeping Up With The Times?
The threat to law firms posed by data breaches and ransomware has been in the news lately —and for good reason. The financial and reputational fallout from a data breach or successful ransomware attack can be catastrophic. We’ve written about the topic ourselves (here, and here, and here). One line of defense that’s frequently recommended…
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Florida Weighs New Rule on Attorney Behavior During Depositions
The rules governing the manner in which depositions are conducted in Florida may soon be changing. Proposed new court rules would limit the types of objections attorneys can legally make during depositions, restrict their ability to direct witnesses not to answer questions, and authorize courts to fine attorneys if their witnesses fail to appear for…
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Ransomware Legislation: A Window Into Tomorrow’s Compliance Obligations
A few weeks ago we wrote about the threat that increasingly sophisticated ransomware criminals posed to law firms, and we suggested several measures that law firm leaders might take to minimize the likelihood that they – and their clients – would become a victim of these attacks. In this post, we look at another danger…
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COVID-19 Litigation: Clear Sailing or Calm Before the Storm?
The last time we looked at litigation arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, it appeared that businesses and their insurers faced a grave risk of being buried by COVID-related lawsuits. So far, however, the worst fears within the business community have not materialized. COVID-19 is no longer viewed as a crippling threat to business operations. According…
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What Can Litigators Expect From the Metaverse?
No doubt you’ve heard about the metaverse. To many people, the metaverse is an online destination that the world’s largest technology companies are spending billions of dollars to colonize. It’s reportedly the “next big thing,” a constellation of virtual reality technologies that promise to revolutionize digital marketing, business collaboration, and higher education. Perhaps the law…
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