Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Book Review and Depositions

I finished reading Advanced Depositions Strategy & Practice early this morning.  It can be purchased from Trial Guides here.   The book has some good ideas in it and discusses techniques for dealing with an evasive witness along with how to use Reptile Methods in personal injury cases.  If you are not familiar with Reptile methods in the trial of cases you need to take a look at some of Don Keenan's writing on it.  One area of the book that is very interesting is the CD that comes with it has a whole research file on deposition conduct of opposing attorneys.  The most interesting issue deal with the possibility of sanctions for an attorney insisting on a party taking a "break" during depositions prior to answering a question.  There appears to be authority that this may waive attorney-client privilege on anything that is said during that time.  It is an interesting issue to look into and I believe Mississippi would follow the same logic of other court that have considered the issue.  The book is definitely worth a read.  

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