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More Thoughts on Deposition Designations
By Will Newman
Ever since my August 2020 post about deposition designations at trial, people have been demanding more deposition designation content. I joke, of course, because many regard deposition designations as one…
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Litigation in Louisiana
By Will Newman
Louisiana is a bit of an outlier in many ways among states in the United States. It has parishes instead of counties, it is former French colony, and it uses…
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Comments on Recent Cases: June 2025
By Will Newman
Image credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Zohran_Mamdani#/media/File:2025_NYC_Dem_Primary_Election_11.jpgPart of my work involves reading court decisions to keep abreast of how judges decide the types of cases I handle. Below, I share some thoughts on recent…
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More Thoughts on Answers
By Will Newman
I wrote a post in 2020 about a document that defendants often file in lawsuits: the answer. While that post, which I republish below, focused on the document itself, in…
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More Thoughts on Complaints
By Will Newman
Back in 2020, I wrote a post about the document that often starts a lawsuit: the complaint. My post focused on what complaints mean and how to read them. But…
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Wrongful Death Litigation
By Will Newman
Almost always, a person’s death is a tragedy. And if someone causes the death of another, we expect the criminal justice system to find the person responsible and either convince…
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Litigation in Morocco
By Will Newman
Morocco is a beautiful country, with an incredible mix of cultures. One of the best classic movies of all time takes place there, and it is home to 38 million…
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Comments on Recent Cases: May 2025
By Will Newman
Image credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV#/media/File:Pope_Leo_XIV_on_the_loggia.jpgPart of my work involves reading court decisions to keep abreast of how judges decide the types of cases I handle. Below, I share some thoughts on recent…
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More Thoughts on What People Get From Lawsuits
By Will Newman
People often view the legal system as deciding what conduct is unacceptable. It provides consequences to people who do unacceptable things like breaching an agreement, stealing, and violence. But people…
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Specific Documents in New York State Court Litigation
By Will Newman
I have represented clients in several different courts. In doing so, I have learned that every court has some practices that are unique to that court. Even in the federal…