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Moneyballing Testimony: A Field Guide to Deposition Gorillas

The Cloud Court Blog

Over the years I’ve attended a lot of depositions. When the deposition is over, the people that were in the room often have a sort of inexplicable, Venn-type diagram of disparate recollections about what actually happened. But now, as my team has continued to study depositions, I've come to suspect that something else is at play here.

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

However, at his deposition, the defendant’s son denied throwing the egg which allegedly struck the plaintiff’s daughter. He entered through the front door and walked toward the sporting goods department. LEXIS 78 “On October 12, 1993, Randall Goodwin went to a Wal-Mart store located on 6th Street in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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Norman Harris: 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Field

The Estrin Report

Because the alleged victim was a prominent businessman with influence, litigation was rather contentious. After about 6 months of aggressive litigation, including private investigative services, motion hearings, depositions …, I was able to successfully get this case nolle prossed (dismissed). including industry norms.

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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

However, at his deposition, the defendant’s son denied throwing the egg which allegedly struck the plaintiff’s daughter. He entered through the front door and walked toward the sporting goods department. LEXIS 78. “On On October 12, 1993, Randall Goodwin went to a Wal-Mart store located on 6th Street in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

However, at his deposition, the defendant’s son denied throwing the egg which allegedly struck the plaintiff’s daughter. He entered through the front door and walked toward the sporting goods department. LEXIS 78. “On On October 12, 1993, Randall Goodwin went to a Wal-Mart store located on 6th Street in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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Plaintiff’s judgment for student hit by shot put thrown by coach affirmed.

Day on Torts

He had played several sports before but had never “participated in shot put and was not familiar with the event.” He stayed home for 2-3 weeks before being released to return to school, and he was eventually released to return to sports. The testimony showed that the student was a 12-year-old sixth-grader at the time of the incident.

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