federal courts (sensitive litigation moments)

Discovery: A deposition should get the "badness" out there.

JD Hull
January 08, 2009 20:12

There is a reason why it is called discovery. This is the time to invite the other side's witnesses to tell you everything they possibly can about why your side should lose. Revel in these "bad" answers - don't... There is a reason why it is called discovery. This is the time to invite the other...

Depositions: Leading questions under Fed. R. Civ. P. 30.

JD Hull
December 16, 2008 06:07

Trial lawyer-writer Evan Schaeffer is always worth reading. See Rule 30 and then read "When Are Leading Questions Permitted During Federal Court Depositions?" at his Trial Practice Tips Weblog. Schaeffer is right to remind us: the starting point for lawyers...Trial lawyer-writer Evan Schaeffer is...

Pre-trial.

JD Hull
December 12, 2008 04:20

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The Recession: Litigation, litigation, litigation--but different this time.

JD Hull
December 11, 2008 03:57

Let's indulge in a few law markets stereotypes. Good times = expansion and deals. Bad times = smaller pies and lawsuits. Generally, it's true. But expect something different all over the world in the next few years: arbitration. The... Let's indulge in a few law markets stereotypes. Good times =...

The President-elect is likely "eligible" and can still take the oath.

JD Hull
December 08, 2008 17:52

The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition to hear a claim that Barack Obama might, in effect, be 'part Brit', had dual nationality at birth, and is therefore not exclusively a "natural born" U.S. citizen "eligible to the office of...The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition to hear a claim that...