Posts Tagged ‘deposition services’
Is Joint Representation of Two Clients in a Deposition Okay?
Many questions arise as to how one should proceed with a deposition in which two clients provide testimony for the same case. Before agreeing to joint defense, it’s important to consider all possible outcomes for the case and how you should proceed – or if you should proceed at all.
Read MoreFederal Evidence Rules Finally Catch up to Digital Evidence Avalanche
With the Federal Rules of Evidence’s amendment of Rule 902, certain types of machine-generated data and forensic electronic evidence are now deemed self-authenticating.
Read MoreU.S. IPR Patent Review Process Legality Has Been Upheld
Houston-based oilfield services company Oil States International, Inc. challenged the legality of inter partes review (IPR), a patent review process that allows the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to hold hearings with patent challengers and patent holders to determine the validity of a patent. The company argued that IPR violated the right of defendants…
Read MoreReversed Ruling Could Allow Junk Science to Complicate Litigation
A reversed ruling from July 2017 could reopen a precedent that junk science evidence is admissible in court, which may allow several thousand cases to run through the judicial system based on refuted scientific theories.
Read MoreThe Emerging Prevalence of Commercial Disparagement
In a world in which social media gives customer and companies the opportunity to say anything about one another instantly, there is a heightened danger of violating the commercial disparagement tort.
Read MoreWhy Does Class-Action Defense Spending Continue to Rise?
The $2.24 billion class-action market has been the driving force behind some of today’s most helpful consumer-side changes. As the momentum of positive change accelerates, so too will the total cost of class-action defense.
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