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

ABA Journal

An Indiana lawyer has been suspended for threatening to make a woman’s intimate photos part of the public record if she continued to seek a…

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The Trouble With Gov't Interview Notes In Criminal Defense

Law 360

Peavler case was recently dropped by prosecutors, it illustrates the difficulty commonly faced by the defense bar in discovering and challenging inaccuracies in government agents' interview summaries, and the Indiana federal court's nontraditional remedy of ordering depositions is a model for other courts, say attorneys at Steptoe & Johnson.

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What This Paralegal Has Learned After Working With Attorneys for 40 Years

Paralegal Bootcamp

When making a calendar item, whether it is a hearing, phone call, client meeting, or even a deposition, I use the appointment notes in Outlook so that when the attorney pulls up the meeting or call, he has a quick set of notes for easy reference. Laurie Fields is a transplanted Midwesterner from Indiana to the Arizona desert in 1972.

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Voting Is Open! Pick the 15 Finalists to Compete At Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2024 in February

LawSites

We have implemented this for Indiana, Massachusetts, and California so far, and will have all opinions completed within 45-60 days. Additionally, the complex workflows surrounding depositions are taken into account with Skribe and it has created a deposition purposed platform, as opposed to a general-purpose software for the public.

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

In 2020, parents in Indiana were given a warning in a Facebook post that the Indiana State Police seized holiday edibles featuring packaging that resembles that of actual name brands — but with the word “medicated” printed on the wrapper along with cannabis symbols. His negligence is also likely attributable to the employer.

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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

In 2020, parents in Indiana were given a warning in a Facebook post that the Indiana State Police seized holiday edibles featuring packaging that resembles that of actual name brands — but with the word “medicated” printed on the wrapper along with cannabis symbols. His negligence is also likely attributable to the employer.

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

In 2020, parents in Indiana were given a warning in a Facebook post that the Indiana State Police seized holiday edibles featuring packaging that resembles that of actual name brands — but with the word “medicated” printed on the wrapper along with cannabis symbols. His negligence is also likely attributable to the employer.

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