If you have been to a deposition, you have heard both improper questions and improper objections. Rarely, however, do court opinions or rules focus on whether counsel’s behavior violated the Rules of ...

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In litigation, the customary way of doing things often becomes the precedent for doing them, even when there is a procedural rule governing those actions that is inconsistent with, if not ...

In his New York Practice feature, Patrick M. Connors of Albany Law School discusses a Fourth Department decision and its impact on lawyers representing parties and non-parties alike, especially in ...

A: There are only certain objections at deposition that are proper, and then only a few of those that permit the witness to refuse to answer. The objection you mention, “incomplete hypothetical,” is ...

She may be the city’s most objectionable lawyer. A de Blasio administration lawyer has been sanctioned — and the city is facing a $10,000 fine — because she raised objections more than 600 times ...

Preparing for a deposition can be challenging whether it is a person’s first or hundredth time testifying under oath. Being questioned frequently causes anxiety. But the experience does not have to be ...

A lawyer for a top State Department official repeatedly objected to questions about Hillary Clinton's private email address during a deposition earlier this month. The transcript, released on Monday ...

An expert Q&A that offers guidance on taking and defending remote depositions by teleconference or videoconference, including how to handle exhibits virtually and manage technological issues. Wes has ...