Trial Preparation, Litigation Fees & Costs

Five Things to Know About Hiring a Litigator

Offit Kurman on 4/4/2025

Did you get sued for the first time? Then you’ve got litigation on your hands. Litigation is just another word for a court case. Choosing an attorney to represent you in that litigation is tricky — and very important....more

How Requests for Admission Can Trigger Right to Recovery of Deposition Costs

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC on 4/24/2024

A recent blog post here examined the circumstances under which a prevailing party in litigation can obtain reimbursement for deposition-related costs in federal courts. The rules are complicated, constrained by the statutory...more

Taxation of Deposition-Related Costs in Federal Courts

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC on 3/12/2024

As litigators know, the United States follows the so-called “American Rule” when apportioning the costs of litigation. Unless a statute specifically provides otherwise, parties in court are responsible for their own...more

Are Costs for Stenographic and Video Copies of the Same Deposition Taxable?

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC on 2/8/2023

Yes absolutely, but with one caveat. Counsel should not overlook the requirement to carefully document the necessity of any costs claimed to be taxable. This includes costs for videotape copies of depositions....more

Four Best Practices for Remote Depositions

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC on 10/29/2019

According to a recent Thomson Reuters report on trends and benchmarking, one of the highest priorities for firms and legal departments in 2018 was controlling litigation costs. Many organizations see remote depositions as a...more

Trial Preparation › Litigation Fees & Costs

Five Things to Know About Hiring a Litigator

How Requests for Admission Can Trigger Right to Recovery of Deposition Costs

Taxation of Deposition-Related Costs in Federal Courts

Are Costs for Stenographic and Video Copies of the Same Deposition Taxable?

Four Best Practices for Remote Depositions

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"