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Just as it did in 2024 and 2023, the topic of artificial intelligence in litigation practice attracted the most interest among our readers in 2025. The journey from 2023 to 2025 has been interesting to say the least. The year 2023 was a time for considering the promise of artificial intelligence. In 2023, we highlighted…

The year-end holidays can be a busy and stressful time for litigators. As the holiday season approaches, family obligations increase. Courthouses are either closed or missing key personnel. A good number of lawyers, rather than take time off during the holidays, find themselves working longer hours in order to meet billable hours quotas or other…

Famous people, whether they’re celebrities or highly placed business executives, can be difficult to pin down for depositions. We’ve written about it before, in the context of the apex deposition doctrine, which shields from depositions business leaders with scant connection to the litigation. Another ground for objecting to proposed depositions of famous would-be witnesses arises…

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…

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…

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…