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Month: February 2010

Impeachment on revising deposition testimony

Impeachment on revising deposition testimony

I’d like to share an e-mail discussion among some plaintiff lawyers regarding the followingquestion: What do you all do when you get back the deposition corrections sheet from the defendant and find many "yes"s are changed to "no"s and visa versa, materially changing key evidentiary issues for which follow questions would have certainly been asked at the deposition had the defendant answered as appears on the correction sheet. Some responded with the recommendation oftaking a second deposition of the witness…

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Preparing witnesses for deposition or trial

Preparing witnesses for deposition or trial

I recently read an article by Katherine James who is a communications expert. In talking about witnesses and preparing them for examination she referred to a concept called "The Form." She says it is a concept of Dr. Martin Peterson, a trial consultant from Lincoln, Nebraska. She describes it as a process the witness should go through with regard to every question asked of the witness Instead of the usual advice lawyers give to witnesses, she recommends witnesses be given…

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