The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has provided guidance (and some degree of reassurance) to practitioners that Rule 30(e) has its limitations. Depositions are often a critical discovery tool in civil ...

The purpose of this article is to provide a high-level reminder of the leading practice-related issues litigators should keep in mind when approaching their next remote deposition. The information ...

New court rules went into effect in Massachusetts last month that authorize remote depositions whenever the party noticing the deposition elects that format. A prior proposal to make in-person ...

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Pretrial depositions generally are disfavored in criminal cases, but Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 15 permits depositions in “exceptional circumstances” for purposes of preserving evidence for ...

September 19, 2025 - Everyone knows the baseline rule: an attorney cannot, and should not, coach a witness on the record during a deposition or influence the witness to change testimony. A deposition ...

Outside Counsel Commercial Division Rules Facilitate the Efficient Resolution of Disputes Justice Saliann Scarpulla highlights some new and evolving features of the Commercial Division Rules, ...