Law Practice,
Civil Litigation
Apr. 15, 2020
Supercharging your case with party-opponent admissions
Sometimes you just know that the opponent’s story in your case doesn’t make sense; it doesn’t sound plausible. That should be a cue to consider where you might find evidence of the truth in past statements of a party or it agent.
Diane Cafferata
Partner
Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
Phone: (213) 443-3000
Carl Spilly
Associate
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Sometimes you just know that the opponent's story in your case doesn't make sense; it doesn't sound plausible. That should be a cue to consider where you might find evidence of the truth in past statements of a party or its agent.
Such "party-opponent admissions" are hearsay exceptions. They are inherently trustworthy from an evidentiary perspective because people tend to be truthful when they make statements that are not in their in...
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