Ayala Law If you’re involved in a lawsuit, there’s a good chance you’ll have to give a deposition—and if you’re not prepared, it can seriously damage your case. Depositions are often where lawsuits are won or lost. It’s not a courtroom, but it might be the most important room you’ll walk into during your case. At… Continue reading Deposition Landmines: The Questions You Must Prepare For (Or Risk Sinking Your Case)
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What to Do After Asserting a Deposition Objection
Esquire Deposition Solutions The rule seems simple enough: Attorneys defending a witness during a deposition may instruct the witness not to answer questions only for the purpose of protecting privileged information. And yet, if the number of trial court rulings addressing the topic are any indication, this business of instructing witnesses not to answer deposition… Continue reading What to Do After Asserting a Deposition Objection
Let’s Not Forget Those In-Person Deposition “Glitches”
Esquire Deposition Solutions Promotional material for a continuing legal education program on deposition practice that crossed our desk recently gave a “pros and cons” assessment of remote versus in-person depositions. And while the authors took care to mention the cost savings and efficiencies of remote depositions (not to mention their compelling digital search, sharing and… Continue reading Let’s Not Forget Those In-Person Deposition “Glitches”
When Mere Objections Are Not Enough
Esquire Deposition Solutions It’s a common practice during a deposition for lawyers to assert legal objections to witness testimony but then allow the deposition to proceed. In fact, this practice is broadly encouraged. Depositions are wide-ranging pretrial inquiries that should, under normal circumstances, continue to their conclusion regardless of arguable legal errors that might have… Continue reading When Mere Objections Are Not Enough
Can Insurers Dictate How the Insured’s Deposition Will be Conducted?
Esquire Deposition Solutions Insurers and large corporate legal departments are sophisticated consumers of legal services, but they face a constant struggle to contain the ever-rising cost of litigation against a background of budget tightening by senior executives. One strategy is to keep more legal work in-house. Other approaches include increasing the use of alternative legal… Continue reading Can Insurers Dictate How the Insured’s Deposition Will be Conducted?