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Preventing Deposition Misconduct

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Given how critical depositions are to the legal process, it stands to reason that fair deposition practices are paramount to a legal team’s success. However, several forms of unethical and unfair conduct can emerge during...more

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Arizona Court of Appeals Clarifies Proper Scope of Deposition Questioning and Gives Litigants Early Look at New Special Action...

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The Arizona Court of Appeals recently held that in a deposition, a party must answer any relevant, non-harassing question, unless the answer is privileged. Attorneys are on notice that sanctions are fair game if they instruct...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Sanctioning Deposition No-Shows in 2025

The blog post Turning Deposition No-Shows to the Client’s Advantage proved popular with our readers when written (2021!) and for years afterward. The sustained readership of that article is gratifying but also disappointing...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

The Power of Depositions

Dismissal of a lawsuit is a rare sanction for a discovery violation, but it happened recently in a workplace discrimination lawsuit, due in large part to two probing depositions that called into question one party’s assertion...more

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Being a Government Agency is not an Exception to the Federal Discovery Rules

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A&B Abstract: When litigating in federal court, government agencies are not exempt from the rules of discovery.  The Eleventh Circuit reminded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) of this in its recent decision...more

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District of New Jersey Grants Broad Sanctions, Stops Short of Dismissal, for Willful Withholding of Relevant Photos

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On April 20, 2023, Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey issued a comprehensive opinion concerning the appropriate level of sanctions for discovery misconduct. ...more

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The Dangers Of Counsel Not Being Active Participant In The Discovery Process

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Angela Lawrence (“Lawrence”) was a plaintiff in a civil rights action that alleged officers of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) entered her home in August 2014 without a warrant, pushed her to the ground, damaged...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The E-Discovery Digest - October 2015

In This Issue: - Attorney-Client Privilege/Work Product Decisions: ..Decisions Protecting Against Disclosure ..Decisions Ordering Disclosure Other - Spoliation Decisions: ..Spoliation Sanctions...more

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