Civil Litigation
Feb. 20, 2024
Firms urge US courts to allow live-streamed testimony
The suggested changes would also clarify the courts’ ability to issue subpoenas compelling a witness to testify via live transmission from any location within certain geographic limitations.
Several top plaintiff firms asked the federal judiciary’s rulemaking committee to modify procedural guidelines for civil trials and allow live-streamed testimony as an alternative for witnesses unable to attend in person.
In a letter submitted last week to the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, attorneys at 12 law firms and Harvard Law School Professor Jon Hanson said the proposed amendments “effectuate a long overdue moderniza...
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