Lawyers do not like to be deposed in a civil suit. So, when Baker Hostetler partner Lee H. Rosebush was deposed, he provided evasive answers. Or, as Special Master, retired Judge Dennis Cavanaugh said, ” he spoke words, but did not provide answers.” Mr. Rosebush sits on the board of Alliance Medical Holdings. Alliance Medical
Well, as we might imagine, the Alex Jones Infowars trial is not going well for Infowars. A producer, Daria Karpov testified and she evaded many questions. She evaded questions about Infowars’ audience size. The questioning then addressed the “crisis actors” issue. Alex Jones had claimed many times that the Sandy Hook Elementary children were not
I previously talked about Alex Jones missing his first deposition date here.The Judge expressed deep skepticism about his absence that first day. Now, he has missed a second day set for his deposition. This is just a crazy litigation tactic. Unless Mr. Jones is in the hospital, he really needs to attend his own
Depositions are usually pretty mild. But, sometimes they include some drama. Jonathan Langley sued IBM for age discrimination. He alleged that a reduction in force was used to pare the number of older workers. At his deposition, he relied in part on some documents given him by current employees of IBM. These documents included slides
People new to lawsuits do not appreciate how depositions work. No judge is present at a deposition. So, the lawyers’ behavior, good or bad, depends entirely on them. We see this regarding objections. In front of a jury, we lawyers avoid objections, because the jury will not understand. They may think we are trying to
It is always hard for celebrities to accept the basic rules of litigation, such as the witness has limited control over a deposition. In a recent deposition, Justin Bieber violates almost every rule of how to successfully testify in a deposition. He objects on his own behalf to reasonable or halfway reasonable questions, he argues
A deposition is when one side has the opportunity to cross-examine an opposing witness prior to trial. It is a key event in the discovery process. Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, is being sued for unpaid overtime by a former legal assistant. Jennifer O’Neill claims she is owed $393,000 for 7,168 hours
Depositions of the employee victim in a discrimination case is a key event. The employee must demonstrate that s/he can tell a coherent story and maintain some composure about one of the most difficult events in his/her life. Deposition strategy for the employer’s lawyer essentially is to obtain information from the employee. Often, the defense
Depositions are key events in any lawsuit. The Opposing Counsel has the freedom to ask questions that lead to admissible evidence or questions which are reasonably calculated to lead to admissible evidence. That standard allows a broad range of questions. Most plaintiff employees are understandably nervous about being deposed regarding their case.
Some plaintiffs, for
I have talked about this before, but it needs repeating. See my prior post. The plaintiff employee deposition is critical to success for any employment lawsuit. The plaintiff employee must be able to show the opposing attorney and the employer that the employee can testify, can present well to a jury and can tell