Deposition Law and Strategy (One Volume)

Price: $175.00 900 pages. 1 Looseleaf Volume. Index. Updated annually or when needed. Includes CD Rom with Sample Forms.
ISBN-13: 978-1-57823-101-0 / ISBN-10: 1578231019

Deposition Law and Strategy (Stand-Alone) $175.00

• Book Overview
• Table of Contents

About the Book:
Deposition Law and Strategy is designed so that litigation attorneys can use it in connection with the conduct of depositions. The work is divided into two parts: The First Part is an Introduction to Deposition Strategy, the Second Part, Deposition Law, is a detailed analysis and commentary on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure dealing with discovery and those sections relevant to depositions.

Part I, Introduction to Deposition Strategy, covers aspects of deposition practice and procedure, including initial planning, preparation, taking, defending and use. An attempt is made to present some of the various options or alternatives available to practitioners regarding deposition practices and the considerations which should govern the decisions which must be made at various points of the discovery process. This part does not detail the law governing depositions. A review of the relevant legal standards will be presented where deemed appropriate. The commentary in this section apply to general considerations and techniques usable in the examination of a deponent.

Part II, the Deposition Law section, should be consulted for an analysis of the Federal Rules on which the majority of states have relied in modeling their own procedures. The Deposition Law Section is divided into seven subsections: Dep.Law.01 deals with Rule 30 which prescribes the procedure for taking depositions upon oral examination; Dep.Law.02 discusses Rule 31 which provides for the taking of depositions upon written questions; Dep.Law.03 analyzes the provisions of Rule 32 governing the use of deposition testimony at trial; Dep.Law.04 contains a discussion of Rule 27 which permits depositions to be conducted for the purpose of perpetuating evidence; Dep.Law.05 examines Rule 28 which lists those who may preside at depositions; and Dep.Law.06 sets forth the provisions of Rule 29 which permits the broad use of stipulations to alter the application of the other deposition rules; Dep.Law.07 contains a collection of forms which should serve to illustrate how to proceed under the aforementioned rules.