System and method for scheduling a litigation event
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1. A system for scheduling a deposition of a witness during a litigation, the:
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at least one server communicatively connected to a computer communications network, the at least one server comprising at least one database having stored therein data relating to the witness deposition, the data comprising (a) the name of an attorney or law firm representing a plaintiff in the litigation, (b) the name of an attorney or law firm representing a defendant in the litigation, (c) information identifying the litigation, (d) the name of the witness, and (e) a proposed date and time for conducting the witness deposition, the at least one server configured to receive input signals from and transmit output signals across the computer communications network to a network access device of at least a first system user acting for the attorney or law firm representing a defendant and to a network access device of a second system user acting for the attorney or law firm representing a plaintiff, wherein at least a portion of the data stored in the database, including the proposed date and time for conducting the witness deposition, can be modified by the first system user and the second system user via the input signals conveyed across the computer communications network, wherein the server further comprises at least one database having stored therein the calendar schedules of a plurality of attorneys comprising at least the attorney representing a plaintiff and the attorney representing a defendant, the system further comprising a processor configured to compare the calendar schedules of a plurality of attorneys and determine at least one date and time that all of the plurality of attorneys are available to attend the witness deposition.
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A system and method for scheduling witness depositions and other litigation-related events has been developed. The computer communications network-based system provides improved systems and methods that are more efficient and less costly than currently available scheduling systems and methods.
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1. A system for scheduling a deposition of a witness during a litigation, the:
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at least one server communicatively connected to a computer communications network, the at least one server comprising at least one database having stored therein data relating to the witness deposition, the data comprising (a) the name of an attorney or law firm representing a plaintiff in the litigation, (b) the name of an attorney or law firm representing a defendant in the litigation, (c) information identifying the litigation, (d) the name of the witness, and (e) a proposed date and time for conducting the witness deposition, the at least one server configured to receive input signals from and transmit output signals across the computer communications network to a network access device of at least a first system user acting for the attorney or law firm representing a defendant and to a network access device of a second system user acting for the attorney or law firm representing a plaintiff, wherein at least a portion of the data stored in the database, including the proposed date and time for conducting the witness deposition, can be modified by the first system user and the second system user via the input signals conveyed across the computer communications network, wherein the server further comprises at least one database having stored therein the calendar schedules of a plurality of attorneys comprising at least the attorney representing a plaintiff and the attorney representing a defendant, the system further comprising a processor configured to compare the calendar schedules of a plurality of attorneys and determine at least one date and time that all of the plurality of attorneys are available to attend the witness deposition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for scheduling a deposition of a witness during a litigation, the system comprising:
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at least one server communicatively connected to a computer communications network, the at least one server comprising at least one database having stored therein data relating to the witness deposition, the data comprising (a) a name of an attorney or law firm representing a plaintiff in the litigation, (b) a name of an attorney or law firm representing a defendant in the litigation, (c) information identifying the litigation, (d) a name of the witness, (e) a proposed date and time for conducting the witness deposition, and (f) a proposed location for conducting the deposition, the at least one server being configured to receive input signals from and to transmit output signals across the computer communications network to a network access device of at least a first system user acting for the attorney or law firm representing a defendant and a network access device of a second system user acting for the attorney or law firm representing a plaintiff, wherein at least a portion of the data stored in the database, including the proposed date and time for conducting the witness deposition, can be modified by the first system user and the second system user via the input signals conveyed across the computer communications network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for scheduling a witness deposition, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing at least one server communicatively connected to a computer communications network, the at least one server comprising at least one database configured to store data relating to the witness deposition, the data comprising (i) a name of an attorney or law firm representing a plaintiff in the litigation, (ii) a name of an attorney or law firm representing a defendant in the litigation, (iii) information identifying the litigation, (iv) a name of the witness, (v) at least one proposed date and time for conducting the witness deposition, and (vi) a proposed location for conducting the deposition, the at least one server being configured to receive input signals from and to transmit output signals across the computer communications network to a network access device of at least a first system user acting for the attorney or law firm representing a defendant and a network access device of a second system user acting for the attorney or law firm representing a plaintiff, wherein at least a portion of the data stored in the database, including the proposed date and time for conducting the witness deposition, can be modified by the first system user and the second system user via the input signals conveyed across the computer communications network;
(b) accepting at the server an input signal transmitted across the communications network from the first system user, the input signal comprising data including (i) the name of an attorney or law firm representing a plaintiff in the litigation, (ii) the name of an attorney or law firm representing a defendant in the litigation, (iii) the information identifying the litigation, and (iv) the name of the witness, and storing the data comprised in the input signal in the database;
(c) transmitting from the server an output signal comprising the data comprised in the input signal and the at least one proposed date and time for the witness deposition across the communications network to the second system user; and
(d) accepting at the server input signals across the computer communications network from the second system user, and modifying the data stored in the database in accord with the input signals from the second system user. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for scheduling a witness deposition, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing at least one server communicatively connected to a computer communications network, the at least one server comprising at least one database configured to store data relating to the witness deposition, the data comprising (i) a name of an attorney or law firm representing a plaintiff in the litigation, (ii) a name of an attorney or law firm representing a defendant in the litigation, (iii) information identifying the litigation, (iv) a name of the witness, (v) at least one proposed date and time for conducting the witness deposition, and (vi) a proposed location for conducting the deposition, the at least one server being configured to receive input signals from and to transmit output signals across the computer communications network to a network access device of at least a first system user acting for the attorney or law firm representing a defendant and a network access device of a second system user acting for the attorney or law firm representing a plaintiff, wherein at least a portion of the data stored in the database, including the proposed date and time for conducting the witness deposition, can be modified by the first system user and the second system user via the input signals conveyed across the computer communications network;
wherein the server further comprises at least one database having stored therein the calendar schedules of a plurality of attorneys comprising at least the attorney representing a plaintiff and the attorney representing a defendant, and a processor configured to compare the calendar schedules of the plurality of attorneys and determine at least one date and time that all of the plurality of attorneys are available to attend the witness deposition;
(b) accepting at the server an input signal transmitted across the communications network from the network device of the first system user, the input signal comprising data including (i) the name of an attorney or law firm representing a plaintiff in the litigation, (ii) the name of an attorney or law firm representing a defendant in the litigation, (iii) the information identifying the litigation, and (iv) the name of the witness, and storing the data comprised in the input signal in the database;
(c) comparing the calendar schedules of the plurality of attorneys and determining at least one date and time that all of the plurality of attorneys have available to attend the witness deposition; and
(d) transmitting from the server across the computer communications network to network access devices of the plurality of attorneys output signals comprising the at least one date and time that all of the plurality of attorneys have available to attend the witness deposition. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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