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Useful ideas in taking the deposition of the defendant attorney in a professional negligence case. By Leonard Bucklin In legal malpractice cases, a deposition is usually taken of the defendant attorney accused of professional negligence. It should be remembered that…
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Normally in a legal malpractice suits, a client not only has to prove malpractice, but also must establish that a money loss resulted from the attorney’s negligence. To establish this requires proving something about the underlying matter. The level of…
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Sequestration of witnesses serves two related policies: (1) to prevent witnesses from tailoring testimony in light of the testimony of other witnesses, and (2) to permit discovery of false testimony and other credibility problems. ee 29 Charles Alan Wright and…
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Recently, a 19-year-old was killed in a Missouri drunk driving crash allegedly caused by a man with three prior DUI. In the past, such an offense would likely lead to a charge such as manslaughter. However, the man was found…
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A 32-year-old woman from Lafayette was killed in a three vehicle accident. The accident occurred in West Baton Rouge Parish on Interstate 10 on the morning of Monday, November 15. It is not entirely clear what initially caused the car…
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Deciding to quit smoking is a major step toward a healthy lifestyle. Many people who have successfully kicked the smoking habit or have tried to do so agree that it is not an easy habit to break. When Pfizer Inc….
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Legal issues involving personal injury are seldom easy. Both sides must typically cope with excessive stress and a variety of other emotions including anger, frustration and sadness. While this is certainly understandable given the stakes involved and the history of…
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A disastrous car accident that occurred in New Orleans late last week attracted national attention for the devastation it caused. A total of 63 people were harmed in the accident, which caused a pileup of cars, vans and 18-wheelers. The accident…
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A confusing case of alleged bigamy will not result in criminal charges against a man accused of being married to two women at once in 2006, a Georgia prosecutor recently announced. The decision angered the woman who married him without…
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