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How to take a self-deposition to ‘right’ your future

How do you take your own deposition? When I was struggling with my retirement strategy, I took a self-deposition to prioritize my goals and find out what I wanted to do next. Through this process of self-interrogation, I discovered the answer was to retire in stages.

Jul 5, 2022 1:36 PM CDT

Weekly Briefs: SCOTUS approval rating plummets; Trumps lose deposition appeal

SCOTUS approval rating drops 10 percentage points Only 44% of the public approves of the way that the U.S. Supreme Court is handling its job, according to a Marquette University Law School poll. The survey was conducted soon after the leak of a draft opinion overturning the right to abortion.…

May 27, 2022 1:44 PM CDT

Lawyers who released Trump’s ‘dangerous’ fruit deposition should be sanctioned, motion says

Opposing counsel should be sanctioned for releasing deposition testimony in which former President Donald Trump expressed his fear of being hit by hurled fruit, according to a motion filed by Trump’s lawyers.

May 5, 2022 11:42 AM CDT

ACLU lawyers reviewed op-ed that led to Johnny Depp’s defamation claim, its GC testifies

Several lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union reviewed the Washington Post op-ed by actress Amber Heard that led to actor Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against her, according to testimony by the organization’s general counsel last week.

May 2, 2022 8:44 AM CDT

Judge won’t toss $13B suit against Baker Donelson and insurer for alleged spying on litigant

A state court judge in Georgia has refused to toss a $13 billion lawsuit alleging that Baker Donelsen and American Family Insurance conspired to spy on a litigant with illegally placed electronic devices.

Apr 20, 2022 3:52 PM CDT

Judge awards nearly $289K as sanction for conduct of BigLaw firm and its former partner

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has awarded $288,900 in attorney fees and expenses to human-rights plaintiffs as a sanction for litigation conduct by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and one of its former partners. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled on April 14, report Law.com, Reuters and Law360.…

Apr 18, 2022 10:15 AM CDT

5th Circuit tells lawyer it is ‘often advisable to read the court’s orders,’ upholds $1,250 sanction

A federal appeals court has upheld a $1,250 sanction against a Dallas lawyer for the attorney fees incurred by his litigation opponent when he misread a federal judge’s ruling.

Apr 11, 2022 10:05 AM CDT

New York attorney general asks court to hold Trump in civil contempt, fine him $10K per day

New York Attorney General Letitia James has asked a state court judge to hold former President Donald Trump in contempt and fine him $10,000 per day until he turns over subpoenaed documents in her civil probe of his business.

Apr 7, 2022 2:44 PM CDT

Conduct depositions remotely with these virtual technologies

Two years have passed since the onset of the pandemic, and no matter how you look at it, things will never be quite the same. COVID-19 changed everything. In many cases, the only way for lawyers to continue to practice law and maintain business operations during the pandemic has been to take advantage of remote working technologies.

Mar 25, 2022 9:06 AM CDT

Lawyer deemed an ‘overzealous advocate’ is suspended for altering photos of police lineups

The Florida Supreme Court has suspended a Miami criminal defense lawyer for altering photos of police lineups that were shown to a robbery victim during a deposition.

Feb 23, 2022 2:00 PM CST

Weekly Briefs: Walter Dellinger dies at 80; lawyer’s ‘succubustic’ comment deemed protected speech

‘Giant in the law’ Walter Dellinger dies Former acting U.S. Solicitor General Walter Dellinger died Feb. 16 at age 80. Dellinger was a longtime professor at the Duke University School of Law and head of the Supreme Court and appellate practice at O’Melveny & Myers. O’Melveny chair Bradley J. Butwin…

Feb 18, 2022 1:45 PM CST

How to take a self-deposition to ‘right’ your future

Weekly Briefs: SCOTUS approval rating plummets; Trumps lose deposition appeal

Lawyers who released Trump’s ‘dangerous’ fruit deposition should be sanctioned, motion says

ACLU lawyers reviewed op-ed that led to Johnny Depp’s defamation claim, its GC testifies

Judge won’t toss $13B suit against Baker Donelson and insurer for alleged spying on litigant

Judge awards nearly $289K as sanction for conduct of BigLaw firm and its former partner

5th Circuit tells lawyer it is ‘often advisable to read the court’s orders,’ upholds $1,250 sanction

New York attorney general asks court to hold Trump in civil contempt, fine him $10K per day

Conduct depositions remotely with these virtual technologies

Lawyer deemed an ‘overzealous advocate’ is suspended for altering photos of police lineups

Weekly Briefs: Walter Dellinger dies at 80; lawyer’s ‘succubustic’ comment deemed protected speech

Lawyer is suspended for deposition threat to expose intimate photos of woman in court record

Federal magistrate judge orders lawyers to ‘not impugn Chinese culture’ in future depositions

Lawyer is suspended after claiming he feared ‘untimely death’ if he appeared at police officers’ deposition

Lawyer is suspended for texting witness during phone deposition; how did opposing counsel find out?

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