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: The Greatest American LawyerWhat to Do When the Witness Doesn?t Give You a Straight Answer
By The Greatest American Lawyer
I am currently at the INTA conference in Seattle at and education track on deposition tactics in trademark cases. I had to share this hilarious video discussed by the panel. What do you do when the deponent won?t give you a straight answer?
Here is a bullet list of panel recommendations, pretty standard stuff:
- Always use video on key depositions
- Know your court rules.
- Don?t allow opposing counsel to coach witnesses with objections.
- Adjourn depositions if you think that the other attorney is poisoning the deposition so much that you will not get truthful testimony
- Have another lawyer review any motion for sanctions. You may be too close to the matter to see it objectively
Full post as published by The Greatest American Lawyer on May 19, 2009 (boomark / email).
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