Testimony, Litigation Strategies, Corporate Counsel

California Appellate Court Affirms Employer’s Decertification of Meal and Rest Period Class Action

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/2/2025

The California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, recently affirmed a trial court ruling decertifying a wage-and-hour class action alleging a hospital failed to comply with protections for meal and rest periods for...more

Beyond Witness Preparation

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC on 10/25/2024

Thorough preparation of the deposition witness is critical to successful deposition practice. Prior to the deposition, the witness should be advised how and when to respond to questioning, the roles of counsel and the court...more

Subpoenaed Remote Testimony from Anywhere and Everywhere? Ninth Circuit Says No.

Butler Snow LLP on 5/8/2024

With the COVID pandemic, remote video depositions and trial testimony very quickly went from rare to routine. Remote testimony, for the most part, is viewed as a convenience to both witnesses and attorneys, and parties and...more

Treat Trust as a Layered Thing

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 9/24/2019

The government often plays a background role in civil litigation. An action, decision, or product from one party might meet the government’s regulations, for example. The question that raises is “Are the regulators trusted?”...more

A New Look At The Doctor Deposition

Butler Snow LLP on 6/20/2019

In the context of the practice of medicine, we are all very familiar with the Latin phrase primum est non nocere. It means “first, do no harm” and is the ethical guiding principle in the medical profession. Inherent in this...more

District Court Upholds OSHA’s Refusal To Permit Compliance Officer’s Testimony In Personal Injury Case

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/21/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA may refuse to allow its compliance officers to testify in civil tort proceedings....more