Focus (Forum & Focus)
May 24, 2008
In Depositions, Objections Follow Different Rules
Many counsel seem unaware that most objections that are valid at trial are not sustainable at deposition, writes Richard M. Coleman. - Forum Column
By Richard M. Coleman
This article appears on Page 6
On occasion, my duties as discovery referee have included presiding over depositions and ruling on objections. Many counsel seem unaware that most objections are not sustainable at deposition. For example, the following objections, while perfectly valid at trial, are not valid at deposition: argumentative, asked and answered, assumes facts not in ...
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