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Importance of Securing a Non-Waiver Order under Rule 502(d)

A recent case from the Southern District of New York highlights the need for such an order.

Federal Judicial Center Publishes Updated Benchbook

The sixth edition of the Benchbook for U.S. District Court Judges reflects the impact that technology and e-discovery are having on pretrial litigation and trials.

Text Etiquette in the Courtroom

A look at three recent cases exploring the admissibility of text messages, in corroboration with other evidence, during trial.

Articles »

Summary-Judgment Evidence 101

By James A. King

A crash course on the admissibility requirements of Rule 56.

The Nuances of Calculating a Reasonable Royalty

By John Kenneth Felter and Samuel Brenner

When may settlement license agreements and negotiations be discoverable and/or admissible?

What Can You Safely Tell Your Spouse?

By Michael R. Lied

Incriminatory emails sent from workplace computer not protected by marital communications privilege.

Sound Advice »

Evidentiary Issues Arising from People v. Collins

By Professor Stephan Landsman

Professor Steve Landsman discusses the evidentiary issues arising from People v. Collins—including problems that can come from an uncritical look at statistics. (7:55 min)

Authentication of Evidence

By Professor Stephan Landsman

Veteran ethics professor Stephan Landsman discusses authentication and the seven-step process to establish it for evidentiary purposes. (12:40 min)

Announcements

Panel Tackles Trial Tactics in a Diverse World

The June 11th teleconference will discuss the complex, nuanced issues that diversity in the courtroom presents to the 21st century lawyer.

June Teleconference Agenda and Ideas

Here's a sneak peek of what we will be discussing on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time.

Social Media Evidence Update

The teleconference, taking place at 12:30 p.m. Eastern time on May 29 will present an overview of what practitioners (and judges) need to know about social media in 2013.