Hearsay, arguably the most complex rule of evidence, governs the admissibility of second-hand statements before the trier of fact. In addition to its evidentiary effect, hearsay also has a dramatic ...

In David v. Hernandez, 2017 No. B270133, the California Court of Appeal, Second District, upheld the trial court’s evidentiary rulings on two distinct expert opinions: (1) speculative testimony ...

A: There are only certain objections at deposition that are proper, and then only a few of those that permit the witness to refuse to answer. The objection you mention, “incomplete hypothetical,” is ...

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Although the hearsay objection is raised, argued against and ruled upon so very recurrently, practice hasn't made perfect, and the concept is widely misunderstood and misapplied. Flawed thinking about ...

Hearsay is an important legal concept that lawyers learn in law school. Under Federal Rule of Evidence 801, hearsay is an out-of-court statement offered for the truth of the matter asserted. Even many ...

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Pick your favorite lawyer show. No doubt, somewhere along the line, one of the “suits” has popped like a jack-in-the-box on speed, his or her face appropriately apoplectic, and self-righteously ...