Most litigators have at least a passing familiarity with the "sham affidavit" doctrine, under which an affidavit submitted in opposition to summary judgment that without explanation flatly contradicts ...

An affidavit can defeat a motion for summary judgment by raising a fact issue. But if an affidavit contradicts a witness’s previous testimony does that raise a fact question? Must a witness explain ...

A Memphis police officer has recanted her testimony from the initial federal trial concerning Tyre Nichols' death. McKinnie's new affidavit claims federal prosecutors used misleading questions to ...

IT. NOW FOR SOME INSIGHT INTO WHAT THIS AFFIDAVIT CONTAINS. THE IMPACT OF ITS RELEASE. WE’RE JOINED BY FORMER PROSECUTOR PATRICIA LAFRANCE. IT’S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE SO ...

The Court of Appeals said there was no "inherent conflict' in a lawyer providing an expert affidavit for a firm colleague's client in legal malpractice lawsuits. Ruling in a case of first impression, ...

Quinton Tellis is accused of the 2015 stabbing death of Meing-Chen Hsiao, a recent graduate of ULM who lived in an apartment adjacent to campus. Eric Hill was a witness in a 2016 case where Tellis ...

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