By now you’ve heard the news that the Supreme Court has upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, sometimes called Obamacare. You might have also heard the news the individual mandate was struck down if you were watching Fox or CNN, but that’s another story. (It wasn’t.) Now that a day has passed, there’s [...]
As a legal professional, have you ever decided not to take a case because of all the documents involved? Just think what you might be missing. Here are some recent cases in which documents have been key: Court Documents Reveal Infosys Lawyers Were Behind Effort to Discredit Whistleblower Court documents give a look into the [...]
Court interpreters have been in the news this month for a number of interesting reasons. In Salt Lake City, Utah, a trial has been postponed for the fourth time because of difficulties with interpreters, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. In Fresno, California, a murder-for-hire trial has a different twist on interpreting: The victim was a [...]
In New Jersey, more than 400 courtrooms statewide now have digital recording, leaving about 50 remaining courtrooms to be fitted with the new technology by September, state judiciary officials said in an Associated Press story published this month. The story quotes proponents who say the change is successful and cost-effective. Skeptics say recording technology is [...]
Six years after Congress approved a change governing how e-discovery should be handled in federal cases, several states are making decisions about the use of e-discovery in their rules of civil procedure. Two-thirds of the states have adopted some form of these rules governing electronically stored information. Florida this week fast tracked an e-discovery amendment [...]
An expert’s testimony being taken today via video deposition will be a key component of the Harvey Updyke trial, which begins Tuesday in Alabama. Updyke is the University of Alabama football fan who is charged with poisoning the famous Toomer’s Corner live oak trees on the campus of rival Auburn University after Auburn defeated Alabama [...]
Where are you from? I grew up in Lumberton, N.C. Most of my family lives in the Charlotte area now. Tell us about your family? I’m the son of four terrific parents and have two younger brothers, a younger sister and Granny, my larger-than-life grandmother. Married to Monica, my wife of 12 years. I have [...]
By the end of this month, Los Angeles County will finish closing 56 courtrooms and laying off 350 judicial system employees. Among those being laid off are court reporters, none of whom will be available for civil trials. Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye of the California State Supreme Court told an audience of attorneys last week [...]
Video depositions have the advantage of illustrating not only the words of a witness, but the non-verbal communication that accompanies the testimony. Take this recent example from a story reported by The New York Times about a case being heard in Los Angeles Superior Court. It involves two “former friends,” Victor Sands and Jack Kavanaugh [...]
Today’s headlines about the Roger Clemens substance abuse trial almost all focus on one thing: The testimony of an expert witness. “Defense expert: Evidence in Clemens case is ‘lacking,’” USA today exclaimed. “Clemens expert witness says beer can evidence is ‘garbage,’” blared the Mail Tribune. But before Dr. Bruce Goldberger got to testify, prosecutors challenged [...]
