Be Careful with Admissions
Michael R. Lied – May 21, 2019 | Evidentiary admissions can diminish credibility if they need to be changed; judicial admissions may lock in the litigant to a position that may later prove to be undesirable.
Trial Evidence
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Recent Practice Points
How to Use Errata Sheets to Your Advantage
Helene Hechtkopf and Amory McAndrew – January 31, 2019 | Courts are permitted to disregard an amendment from an errata sheet that “reflects a party’s attempt ‘to retrieve the situation by scratching out and recanting his original testimony.’”
Recent Articles
From Snaps to Tweets: The Craft of Social Media Discovery
Matthew J. Hamilton, Donna L. Fisher, Jessica K. Southwick – October 5, 2018 | Courts have consistently held that social media accounts are subject to established discovery principles but are reluctant to allow parties to rummage through private social media accounts.
Getting the Snaps and Tweets into Evidence
By Matthew J. Hamilton, Donna L. Fisher, Jessica K. Southwick, Pepper Hamilton – October 7, 2018 | A rundownof the best practices that will help ensure that crucial evidence is not excluded.
Sound Advice Podcasts
Five Tips for Authenticating Documents During Depositions
By Camalla Kimbrough Guyton - April 30, 2019 | Five quick tips for young lawyers for authenticating documents during depositions
Introducing Emails at Trial Under the Business Records Exception to the Hearsay Rule
Ashley Heilprin - January 29, 2019 | Emails are a frequently used form of communication but may be objected to on the basis of hearsay. One way to try to introduce emails is through the Business Records Exception to the hearsay rule.
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