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Deposition Misconduct: Rules, Risks, and Remedies

WA Bar News

should not be considered as evidence. 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. 10 Second, we’ll focus on depositions rather than hearings or trials.

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An Open Letter to Litigators (i.e., Unreliable Witnesses)

The Cloud Court Blog

You’re an unreliable witness to the depositions you took and you’re an unreliable witness to the depositions you defended. And you realized—too late—that you failed to use it in motion practice or settlement or witness outlines or impeachment. Over time you’ve inwardly acknowledged that your memory is an imperfect vessel.