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Deposition Summary

Paralegal Bootcamp

3 Methods of Preparing a Deposition Summary. Preparing a deposition summary can be time-consuming for a litigation paralegal and costly to the client. For a typical 200-page deposition transcript, it can take a litigation paralegal more than 8 hours to summarize one deposition transcript. Cost of a Deposition Summary.

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Plaintiff waived objection to discovery from testifying expert where objection was not made until expert deposition was in progress.

Day on Torts

In an HCLA case discovery dispute, the Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled that plaintiff’s testifying experts’ “notes, drafts, and communications with counsel” were discoverable under the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure and that plaintiff had waived any claim that the requested items were privileged. In Starnes v. Akinlaja , No.

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Now View More Case Law As You Draft Legal Documents in Clearbrief, through Partnership with Fastcase

LawSites

Lawyers and legal professionals using the AI-powered document drafting tool Clearbrief to create a legal brief or document will now be able to seamlessly view any case law they cite thanks to a partnership with the legal research and intelligence company Fastcase , the companies announced today.

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FDIC To Target Deals Creating Cos With $100B-Plus In Assets

Law 360

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Thursday issued a draft policy proposal that floats new ways the agency would assess the "financial stability" of proposed mergers between insured depository institutions, for the first time identifying $100 billion in assets as the threshold for deals that would get "added scrutiny."

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District Court Considers Acceptable Limits to Attorney Participation in Drafting of Expert Reports

The IP Law Blog

Rather, Munchkin says TOMY’s counsel drafted the opinion and Darley signed it. First, the Court noted Darley stated throughout his deposition that he dictated his opinions to counsel, counsel typed up the report, it was sent to him, and he made edits.

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What is a Litigation Paralegal?

Paralegal Bootcamp

Three primary areas of case management responsibility include: Draft pleadings and discovery. Prepare for depositions, mediations, and arbitrations. Draft pleadings and discovery. Draft pleadings and discovery. Prepare for depositions, mediations, and arbitrations. Assist at trial. What does that mean?

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NetDocuments’ AI-Driven PatternBuilder MAX Is Now Generally Available; Comes with Nine Apps for Common Legal Use Cases

LawSites

At the time, I wrote about how one immigration lawyer had used it to dramatically shortcut the time-consuming process of drafting O-1 visa petitions. Users can generate a general summary or apply a summary template for specialized use cases, such as depositions or loan agreements.

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