Expert Witnesses & Written Reports
Disclosure requirements for expert witnesses and written reports under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 26. No part of this recording should be considered legal advice.
Read moreAuthor: Josh Gilliland
Josh Gilliland is an associate attorney at Greenan, Peffer, Sallander & Lally LLP. Josh is the co-creator of The Legal Geeks, which has made the ABA Journal Top Blawg 100 Blawg from 2013 to 2016, the Web 100 from 2017 to 2018, and was nominated for Best Podcast for the 2015 Geekie Awards. Josh has presented at legal conferences and comic book conventions across the United States. He also ties a mean bow tie.
Drop-by-Drop Water Torture Productions
There are judges who have a way with words when they want to make a point. One example of such judicial prose was by Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows in Botell v. United States: At this juncture, the United States has purportedly been looking for documents for months, yet the[…]
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Always Explain "Why" to the Judge
A Plaintiff brought a motion to compel “access to electronic records,” claiming the Defendants had “withheld electronically stored information” and had not produced a “chronological e-mail history of any kind.” Murray v. Coleman, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 130219, 1-3 (W.D.N.Y. Sept. 12, 2012). The Defense attorney claimed that the Defendant[…]
Read moreDeposition Preparation Tips
Josh Gilliland on tips for deposition preparation using litigation support technology. No part of this video should be considered legal advice.
Read moreForeign Nationals Seeking Facebook Information
Surviving family members of a Facebook user in Great Britain filed an ex parte application for access to the deceased’s Facebook account to show the deceased’ state of mind for the Coroner’s investigation in Manchester, England. In re Facebook, Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 134977, at *1-2 (N.D. Cal. Sept.[…]
Read moreeDiscovery Review Strategies
Tips on reviewing electronic discovery, including issue tagging for causes of action or defenses and eDiscovery project management.
Read moreForensically Examining A Lawyer’s Computer
In a dispute over a will and deed transfer, a New York State Court ordered the examination of a lawyer’s computer. The idea of an attorney’s computer being searched by third parties should scare lawyers to death. The attorney objected on the grounds the examination would violate the attorney-client privilege[…]
Read moreBow Tie Law News: PFIC & eDiscovery Podcasts on iTunes
Paraben Forensic Innovation Conference I am very excited for the 2012 Paraben Forensic Innovation Conference to be held November 3 to 6, 2012 in Park City, Utah. We will have a full eDiscovery & Deposition Bootcamp that includes outstanding attorneys and a Judicial Panel with New York State Judge Matthew Sciarrino,[…]
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No Differences in Discoverability Between Social Media & Email
Letters versus telegrams. Faxes versus emails. Attorneys must be familiar with the many ways people have communicated in the everyday course of their lives. “Social media” is just another evolution in technology for possible sources of electronically stored information. Robinson v. Jones Lang Lasalle Ams., is a case centering on a motion[…]
Read moreAn Overview of Initial Disclosures
Joshua Gilliland, attorney blogger for www.bowtielaw.com and www.thelegalgeeks.com, discusses Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 26(a), timing for the meet and confer under Rule 26(f), the Rule 16(b) scheduling conference and exclusion for non-disclosure under Rule 37(c)(1). (No part of this video should be considered legal advice).
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