Precluding bad evidence in a spine-injury case

Using motions in limine to keep out defense evidence that lacks probative value but muddies the waters — sub rosa photos and videos

Travis Davis

From Issue: 2023 December

Who let the dogs out?

Primer on the law and special interrogatories for use in a dog-bite case

Laurence Mandell

From Issue: 2020 September

Write well to win more

Good writing is essential to winning the tentative rulings on critical issues

Valerie T. McGinty
Daniel U. Smith

From Issue: 2017 December

Use Microsoft Word to automate your tables of contents and authorities

A step-by-step guide to setting up Word to automate brief writing

Nicole Lari-Joni

From Issue: 2020 September

The legal assistant’s perspective on MSJ

Nuts and bolts of summary judgment oppositions — or, how to keep your sanity and your job

Rose Gutierrez

From Issue: 2017 December

Motions in limine: misused and abused

Best practices when filing and opposing motions in limine

Matthew Whibley

From Issue: 2022 December

Using motions to compel and protective orders to stop the defense’s games

Steps to take control over the litigation and get what you need from discovery

Laura F. Sedrish
Laura Lynn Davidson

From Issue: 2020 December

Common mistakes and pitfalls in responses to Requests for Production of Documents

A look at RPDs, the most typical area of discovery disputes

Randolph M. Hammock

From Issue: 2019 July

Well pleaded

Tips for drafting effective and well-organized complaints that can help you avoid unnecessary issues

Ryan Casey

From Issue: 2022 December

The “how to” for motions to compel

Motions to compel are powerful tools to educate opposing counsel on – and enforce – discovery obligations

Taylor R. Porter

From Issue: 2023 December

MSJ denied

Using the defense’s burden as your roadmap to defeat MSJs in premises cases

Krystale Rosal

From Issue: 2020 October

Motion to compel, or motion to compel further?

How to determine whether a motion to compel discovery responses or a motion to compel further responses is the proper motion based on the circumstances

Jake Cohen

From Issue: 2018 April