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

Lawmatics

The rules surrounding depositions can be enough to send new lawyers into a cold sweat. 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.

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Dilatory Objections to Corporate Designee Topics Were Too Late; “Blanket” De-Designation Request Was Denied

E-Discovery LLC

DILATORY AND UNPERSUASIVE CHALLENGE TO DEPOSITION NOTICE “The Court need not resolve the factual skirmish over whether Washington agreed to the topics in NNI’s Rule 30(b)(6) notice to resolve the motion. The State’s newly-minted objections to the deposition topics come far too late , and are not persuasive.” emphasis added).

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Amendments to CR 26 and 30 Will Change Discovery and Deposition Practice

WA Bar News

1 The amendments to CR 26 affect objections, supplementation, and disclosure of experts. 1, 2024, codify procedure for depositions by remote means. In response to the objection this might increase costs and introduce ambiguity, the Work Group determined most parties already ask for supplementation, so there is no net increase in work.

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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. 10 Second, we’ll focus on depositions rather than hearings or trials. Washington RPC 4.4(a)

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What “Expenses” Can a Non-Party Recover for Complying With a Discovery Subpoena?

E-Discovery LLC

It is alleged that the documents were then used by the mother in litigation against the sole member of OLPC. They produced documents and a privilege log, but objected to a deposition. OLPC moved to compel a deposition and for additional documents or an updated privilege log. Kuendig’s deposition.

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StubHub: “The Court is not going to do that.”

E-Discovery LLC

In the latest iteration of In Re StubHub Refund Litigation , 2024 WL 3817068 (N.D. If StubHub provides it, and Plaintiffs don’t understand it, they should serve a 30(b)(6) deposition notice. This is adversarial litigation, and there need to be clearly understood responsibilities. But that’s not true.” emphasis added].

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Another Cinderella Situation –Motion Denied as Untimely?

E-Discovery LLC

The Fiskars court explained that: The bottom line is this: Even if the court were inclined to compel production of source code and related documents, that information would be unusable in this litigation absent a dramatic upheaval of the schedule…. 1, 2023)( untimely discovery objection was waived); cf.