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Be Prepared: 5 Deposition Objections You Must Know Before Stepping into the Courtroom

Lawmatics

Depositions are a critical tool for building a case, and as such, it is essential for attorneys of all skill levels to be well-versed in the various objections that can arise during the course of a deposition. While some objections are straightforward, others can be more nuanced and require a deep understanding of the legal system.

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A Wake Up Call Revisited: Read the Rules & Don’t Argue “Not Reasonably Calculated” in Federal Courts

E-Discovery LLC

19, 2025)(Emphasis added), the court wrote: Throughout his responses, Canales objects to OPWs requests on the ground that they are not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. The phrase was deleted from the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by the December 2015 amendments. Quest Diagnostics Inc.,

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Spoliation Discovery Permitted

E-Discovery LLC

Plaintiffs supplemental response stated: Plaintiff objects to this interrogatory as compound. Plaintiffs supplemental response stated: Plaintiff objects to this interrogatory as compound. The Li court ruled that: The [court] GRANTS Defendants’ motion to compel and ORDERS Plaintiff to answer these rogs.

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Court-Ordered Production of a “Destruction/Unavailable” Log

E-Discovery LLC

The court ruled: The Motion to Compel is granted to the extent it seeks an order compelling Bedford to produce a destruction/unavailable log consistent with the instructions in the Document Requests and Defendant Bedford is ordered to do so. I have always objected to any similar discovery request in an RPD for the following reasons.

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How Lawyers Should Respond to Cognitive Decline in a Client

Attorney at Work

is built on keeping the client informed so they can make considered decisions about the objectives of their representation and the means of achieving those objectives. Just as you’re forced to reconcile confidentiality of information with maintaining a normal relationship (Rules 1.6 Comment 5).

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Agreement in ESI Protocol to Produce All “Hits,” Without Review

E-Discovery LLC

It held that the Spivey agreement to run negotiated search terms does not waive the responding partys objections to producing nonresponsive documents. API is entitled to review the hits for relevance pursuant to Rule 26(b)(1) and timely raise objections. Likewise, dont assume the Court shares your interpretation of the protocol.

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Deposition Misconduct: Rules, Risks, and Remedies

WA Bar News

In this column, we’ll address a narrower, but more common, subset of deposition misconduct that the ABA opinion touches on: improper “coaching” during depositions and improper objections intended to impede the questioner. All objections shall be concise and must not suggest or coach answers from the deponent. Washington RPC 3.4(a)