Evidence law

ShotSpotter Responds to False and Misleading Allegations by VICE News

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Evidence law, Articles, Military tactics, Academic disciplines, Gunfire locator, Sensors, Expert witness, Forensic science, Evidence, Witness

It is important to understand that there are two separate and equally important services that ShotSpotter provides relating to gunshot sounds.

Key Points: 
  • It is important to understand that there are two separate and equally important services that ShotSpotter provides relating to gunshot sounds.
  • ShotSpotter also is available to provide, a detailed forensic report that is prepared as courtroom evidence and for expert witness testimony.
  • Once ShotSpotter learned of this theory, it approached the prosecutor and informed him that the ShotSpotter evidence could not support this theory.
  • ShotSpotter has long informed the public, prosecutors and police that ShotSpotter cannot detect gunshots that occur in a car or a building.

Court Issues Contempt Orders, Strikes Testimony of Key Witness in Baby Powder-Ovarian Cancer Trial

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Monday, July 26, 2021
Minerals, Evidence law, Legal procedure, Crystallography, Excipients, Phyllosilicates, Talc, Multidistrict litigation, Johnson & Johnson, Witness, Objection, Credible witness

After issuing the contempt orders, Judge Kolker struck all previous testimony by Dr. Nicholson and advised the jury to disregard her comments, stating on the record that he did not find her to be a credible witness.

Key Points: 
  • After issuing the contempt orders, Judge Kolker struck all previous testimony by Dr. Nicholson and advised the jury to disregard her comments, stating on the record that he did not find her to be a credible witness.
  • At the conclusion of Friday's hearing, over the objections of J&J's defense counsel, Dr. Nicholson was ordered to appear and resume cross-examination testimony as a defense witness.
  • Dozens of peer-reviewed medical studiespublished in the last 35 yearshavefounda statistically significant correlation between talcum powder use and ovarian cancer.
  • In addition, testimony is scheduled to begin in April 2022 in multidistrict litigation in New Jersey federal court, which has consolidated more than 30,000 ovarian cancer claims against J&J.

DIFCO, Inc.™ Expanding Their Expert Witness Division After Providing Successful Testimony in Several U.S. Construction Lawsuits

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Friday, July 23, 2021
Evidence law, Contract law, Subcontractor, IOWA, Expert witness, Davenport

DAVENPORT, Iowa, July 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- DIFCO, Inc. in Davenport, IA, has announced they will be expanding their expert witness division to serve law firms in 48 states after providing multiple successful expert testimonials in U.S. court cases.

Key Points: 
  • DAVENPORT, Iowa, July 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- DIFCO, Inc. in Davenport, IA, has announced they will be expanding their expert witness division to serve law firms in 48 states after providing multiple successful expert testimonials in U.S. court cases.
  • In a public announcement Mr. Pautsch said, "Expanding our Expert Witness division allows me to pursue my passion for law and add a new layer of profitability for DIFCO.
  • These subversive tactics are commonplace in the industry so subcontractors naive to this can end up falling victim.
  • I see this as an opportunity to help seek justice for these subcontractors while adding to our bottom line.

DIRTT Expands Litigation Against Falkbuilt in Texas and Seeks Order Compelling Smed and Loberg to Attend Depositions in Canada

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Thursday, June 24, 2021
Deposition, Discovery, Evidence law, Legal procedure, Notary, Lawsuit, Law, Donald Trump litigation, Articles, Policy

Today, DIRTTs U.S. operating subsidiary filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Case No: 3:21-CV-1483) against Falkbuilt (the Texas Litigation).

Key Points: 
  • Today, DIRTTs U.S. operating subsidiary filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Case No: 3:21-CV-1483) against Falkbuilt (the Texas Litigation).
  • In addition, the lawsuit seeks injunctive relief that was previously granted in Utah, which is also being sought in Canada.
  • DIRTT recently filed an application seeking a court order compelling numerous defendants, including Smed and Loberg, and others, to attend depositions.
  • DIRTT trades on Nasdaq under the symbol DRTT and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol DRT.

Generational Equity Advises Brown & Jones Reporting in its Sale to Veritext

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Consulting, Professional services, Legal, Articles, United States securities law, Law, Demographics, Deposition, Evidence law, Legal procedure, Notary, Court reporter, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Generation, Securities Investor Protection Corporation

Generational Equity , a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of its client, Brown & Jones Reporting, Inc. to Veritext Legal Solutions.

Key Points: 
  • Generational Equity , a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of its client, Brown & Jones Reporting, Inc. to Veritext Legal Solutions.
  • Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Brown & Jones Reporting (BJR) provides professional and experienced court reporters for depositions of all types, arbitrations, public hearings, corporate meetings, and seminars.
  • Veritext Legal Solutions (Veritext), headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey, is the North American leader in deposition and litigation support solutions with a proven track record of industry excellence.
  • Generational Equity , Generational Capital Markets (member FINRA/SIPC), Generational Wealth Advisors , Generational Consulting Group , and DealForce are part of the Generational Group , which is headquartered in Dallas and is one of the leading M&A advisory firms in North America.

Esquire and vTestify Usher in New Era of Virtual Depositions with All-in-One, Purpose-Built, Secure Videoconferencing and Exhibit Management Solution

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Articles, Law, Telecommunications, Deposition, Discovery, Evidence law, Legal procedure, Notary, Assistive technology, Videotelephony, Court reporter, Virtual

Esquire eLitigate is a purpose-built, secure virtual deposition platform with all-in-one videoconferencing and exhibit management capabilities for attorneys and court reporters.

Key Points: 
  • Esquire eLitigate is a purpose-built, secure virtual deposition platform with all-in-one videoconferencing and exhibit management capabilities for attorneys and court reporters.
  • Esquire eLitigate ushers in a new era of standardized virtual depositions combining integrated video conferencing, video capture, exhibit management, sidebar rooms, immediate feedback, and a rich set of testimony review features with searchable in-proceeding speech-to-text streaming.
  • In the legal world, the mindset has shifted towards widespread acceptance of "virtual justice," and virtual depositions are no exception.
  • Since 2015 vTestify has sought to innovate virtual depositions by developing an all-in-one, purpose-built solution for the legal industry.

Veritext Legal Solutions Releases Remote Proceedings Survey Revealing the Pandemic May Have Brought Lasting Change to the Legal Process

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Monday, May 10, 2021
Deposition, Discovery, Evidence law, Legal procedure, Notary, Lawsuit

b'LIVINGSTON, N.J., May 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Veritext Legal Solutions , the leader in deposition and litigation support solutions, today announces the company has released results for its \xe2\x80\x9c Remote Proceedings in a Post-Pandemic World \xe2\x80\x9d survey that reveals the COVID-19 pandemic may have brought lasting change to the legal process.

Key Points: 
  • b'LIVINGSTON, N.J., May 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Veritext Legal Solutions , the leader in deposition and litigation support solutions, today announces the company has released results for its \xe2\x80\x9c Remote Proceedings in a Post-Pandemic World \xe2\x80\x9d survey that reveals the COVID-19 pandemic may have brought lasting change to the legal process.
  • Only 9% of respondents said they were less concerned about security when using outside vendors for remote proceedings.\n\xe2\x80\x9cThis survey provides valuable insight into what attorneys have experienced since the pandemic started,\xe2\x80\x9d states Valerie Berger, senior vice president of marketing and communications at Veritext.
  • \xe2\x80\x9cWe heard that while many attorneys were leery of remote depositions pre-pandemic, many now see the benefits they bring and plan to continue using remote proceedings when it works for their case.
  • Our solutions utilize the latest easy-to-use technologies to streamline the deposition process and reliably handle the most complex cases.

Meister Seelig & Fein LLP Criminal Defense Team Defeats Government Motion

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Friday, April 23, 2021
Legal, Professional services, Legal procedure, Evidence law, Preliminary hearing, Scottish criminal law, United States criminal procedure, Defense

The Court emphatically found that \xe2\x80\x9c[t]here is no evidence that [the defendant] could have siphoned off the $6,871,176 for his personal use,\xe2\x80\x9d and concluded that \xe2\x80\x9cthe Court will decline to impose an order of forfeiture.\xe2\x80\x9d In ruling against the government and ordering that no money be forfeited against the medical doctor, the federal district Judge found that the facts presented in an in-person evidentiary hearing held during the COVID-19 pandemic, were favorable to the defendant.

Key Points: 
  • The Court emphatically found that \xe2\x80\x9c[t]here is no evidence that [the defendant] could have siphoned off the $6,871,176 for his personal use,\xe2\x80\x9d and concluded that \xe2\x80\x9cthe Court will decline to impose an order of forfeiture.\xe2\x80\x9d In ruling against the government and ordering that no money be forfeited against the medical doctor, the federal district Judge found that the facts presented in an in-person evidentiary hearing held during the COVID-19 pandemic, were favorable to the defendant.
  • The court agreed with the MSF defense team that \xe2\x80\x9cthe government failed to show that [the defendant] used [his medical practice] as his personal piggy bank.\xe2\x80\x9d The MSF defense team won both the factual and legal arguments and saved their client nearly $7 million in personal assets.\nThe case was defended by Henry E. Mazurek , Criminal Defense & Government Investigations Chair, and Ilana Haramati , Of Counsel, Criminal Defense & Government Investigations.\nThe Court\xe2\x80\x99s published opinion can be found at United States v. Hameedi, 17 Cr.
  • 137 (JGK), U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y., April 20, 2021 (ECF Doc.
  • 455).\n'

Ghislaine Maxwell Sues Albin Michel Publishers For Violating Her Legal Right To The Presumption Of Innocence

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Criminal procedure, Human rights, Doubt, Evidence law, Presumption of innocence, Presumption, Articles, Philosophy, Concepts

Where a person is, prior to any conviction, publicly presented as guilty of matters under judicial investigation, the judge may not only compensate the damage suffered, but also take all necessary measures, such as the insertion of a correction or the dissemination of a press release, in order to stop the violation of the presumption of innocence, and this at the expense of the person, or persons, responsible for that violation.

Key Points: 
  • Where a person is, prior to any conviction, publicly presented as guilty of matters under judicial investigation, the judge may not only compensate the damage suffered, but also take all necessary measures, such as the insertion of a correction or the dissemination of a press release, in order to stop the violation of the presumption of innocence, and this at the expense of the person, or persons, responsible for that violation.
  • "\nIt was on this legal basis that Ghislaine Maxwell decided to bring her case before the tribunal judiciaire de Paris and therefore delivered a writ to Albin Michel publishers on 15 April 2021.
  • A hearing isscheduled on 19 May 2021.\nMs.
  • "\n'

DGAP-News: Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG: Independent expert also intends to reject price review 2 as unsubstantiated - no retroactive price reduction for 1&1 Drillisch's existing customer base as of July 20

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Monday, March 29, 2021
Pricing, Evidence law, Expert witness, Forensic evidence, Arbitration, Price adjustment, Articles

Today, the independent expert has announced his intention to consider also the second price review initiated by 1&1 Drillisch and limited to existing customers as of 1 July 2018 as fully unsubstantiated.

Key Points: 
  • Today, the independent expert has announced his intention to consider also the second price review initiated by 1&1 Drillisch and limited to existing customers as of 1 July 2018 as fully unsubstantiated.
  • On 5 February 2021, the competent court of arbitration had already confirmed that the expert opinion of the same independent expert regarding price review 1 as of 5 September 2017 remains valid.
  • Should the independent expert confirm today's draft decision regarding price review 2, all price reviews completed to date would not have resulted in any price adjustment as 1&1 Drillisch had already withdrawn price reviews 3 and 4.
  • Telefnica Deutschland also continues to consider price review 5 and 6 initiated by 1&1 Drillisch to be unjustified in terms of content.