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When Depositions Are the Least Burdensome Form of Discovery
Civil litigators accustomed to treating depositions as the most expensive option in pretrial discovery may want to reconsider. In some situations, a deposition can prove less burdensome than interrogatories or document production requests — particularly when a party faces the daunting prospect of collecting, reviewing, and producing large volumes of electronically stored information. Understanding when…
Florida Trial Courts Demand Disclosure of AI Use in Pleadings
The two largest judicial districts in Florida will now require lawyers to certify whether artificial intelligence was used in any fashion to create pleadings filed in their courts. Legal research and document drafting, both common uses of generative artificial intelligence, are covered by the certification requirement, as are discovery materials such as deposition summaries. The…
Proposed Rule 45 Amendments Clarify Subpoena Power Over Distant Witnesses
February 16 is the end of the public comment period on recently proposed federal rule changes affecting remote testimony and remote depositions. The rules revisions would make clear that federal trial courts have authority to order nonparties to give remote trial testimony from locations within 100 miles of their residence or employment address. The rules…
Predictions for 2026: More AI, More Litigation
No one can reliably predict the future – not even Harvey, Claude, Paxton, or any of those other fast-talking, self-assured helperbots. Except if the prediction concerns the state of the legal profession in 2026. On that topic, everyone agrees. Artificial intelligence will radically reshape the practice of law in 2026. Most attorneys now believe that…
Puerto Rico Moves to Join Interstate Deposition Framework
Hola! from Puerto Rico, where that U.S. territory’s Senate recently advanced legislation modernizing how lawyers obtain witness depositions across state lines. According to the Uniform Law Commission, a bill adopting the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act was approved by the Senate’s judicial committee on Jan. 19. If adopted, Senate Bill 765 would amend Puerto Rico’s…
AI’s Promising Role With Expert Testimony
One area where artificial intelligence has gained a strong foothold in litigation practice is in the preparation and cross-examination of expert witnesses. This shouldn’t be surprising. Expert opinions are frequently case-determinative in litigation. For this reason, the litigator’s role in supporting or challenging expert testimony in depositions is a “leave no stone unturned” endeavor. Enter…
New Jersey High Court Calls for CLE on Artificial Intelligence
The New Jersey Supreme Court is being very specific about the educational courses that will qualify as “technology-related subjects” under recently revised continuing legal education requirements for New Jersey licensed attorneys. In a notice to the bar published Dec. 30, 2025, the court singled out several technology hot topics, including the use of artificial intelligence during…
Artificial Intelligence Prompts Most Reader Interest in 2025
Just as it did in 2024 and 2023, the topic of artificial intelligence in litigation practice attracted the most interest among our readers in 2025. The journey from 2023 to 2025 has been interesting to say the least. The year 2023 was a time for considering the promise of artificial intelligence. In 2023, we highlighted…
The Holiday Gift of Civility
The year-end holidays can be a busy and stressful time for litigators. As the holiday season approaches, family obligations increase. Courthouses are either closed or missing key personnel. A good number of lawyers, rather than take time off during the holidays, find themselves working longer hours in order to meet billable hours quotas or other…
Our View: Careful Digital Reporting Is Clearly Lawful in Texas
Earlier this year a trial court in Montgomery County, Texas, excluded from evidence a non-stenographic deposition transcript in a civil case pending in that court. In response to this order, opponents of non-stenographic recording have argued that this ruling should be extended to all non-stenographic recordings. As practiced by amici deposition services providers, the only…
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