Many defendants do this to some degree in a lawsuit: they exaggerate the testimony of the plaintiff or other witnesses. There is sometimes a fine line between advocating a position and outright fabricating evidence. In Flores v. DISH Network, the defense firm, Littler Mendelson, crossed that line. Littler Mendelson primarily practices employment law across
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Attorney is Sanctioned (Sort of) For Errors in Affidavit
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Litigation and trial practice
One of the essential tools in any lawsuit or EEOC charge is the affidavit. The employee typically will sign a couple of different affidavits at various stages of a lawsuit. The affidavit is supposed to represent the witnesses’ testimony. An affidavit should mirror the employee’s actual testimony. But, the rough draft of an affidavit is…