If you have been to a deposition, you have heard both improper questions and improper objections. Rarely, however, do court opinions or rules focus on whether counsel’s behavior violated the Rules of ...
"There is no situation in which an attorney's deep understanding of the rules of procedure will harm them or their client's position," writes Lombardi & Lombardi's Scott A. Telson. In litigation, the ...
As a young associate, taking a deposition can be both an exciting and intimidating process. Aside from trial, this may be the only time you are face-to-face with your adversaries, questioning and ...
The fourth in a series of articles on basic strategies for questioning commonly encountered witnesses in civil litigation.
She may be the city’s most objectionable lawyer. A de Blasio administration lawyer has been sanctioned — and the city is facing a $10,000 fine — because she raised objections more than 600 times ...
A: There are only certain objections at deposition that are proper, and then only a few of those that permit the witness to refuse to answer. The objection you mention, “incomplete hypothetical,” is ...
A Brooklyn federal magistrate judge objected to the 600 objections a lawyer made during a deposition, and now the city is going to pay for it. Assistant Corporation Counsel Amatullah Booth, a city ...
An expert Q&A that offers guidance on taking and defending remote depositions by teleconference or videoconference, including how to handle exhibits virtually and manage technological issues. Wes has ...
A: There are only certain objections at deposition that are proper, and then only a few of those that permit the witness to refuse to answer. The objection you mention, “incomplete hypothetical,” is ...