Aug. 14, 2012
New law proposes to limit length of depositions in California
With only a limited amount of time, attorneys will be forced to jettison time-wasting practices and focus on proper deposition procedures.
Brian S. Kabateck
Founding and Managing Partner, Kabateck LLP
Consumer rights
633 W. Fifth Street Suite 3200
Los Angeles , CA 90071
Phone: 213-217-5000
Email: bsk@kbklawyers.com
Brian represents plaintiffs in personal injury, mass torts litigation, class actions, insurance bad faith, insurance litigation and commercial contingency litigation. He is a former president of Consumer Attorneys of California.
California's Code of Civil Procedure Section 2025.010 allows depositions to be used in civil actions with no limit on their duration. Any party to a civil action may take an oral deposition of any person, including other parties to the action. Assemblyman and attorney Mike Gatto proposed legislation backed by the Consumer Attorneys of California, Assembly Bill 1875, which seeks to curb abusive practices by altering the rule allowing for unlimited deposition time. This new legislation wou...
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