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May 15, 2008
Regardless of the jurisdiction, the deposition is an invaluable tool in developing one’s case and a good deposition can make all the difference. Behind every successful deposition is a well-prepared lawyer. This Litigation Packet has been designed to assist plaintiff members in planning, preparing for, taking, and defending depositions. Inside you will find analyses, tactics, deposition outlines, and deposition transcripts on the many issues that plaintiff lawyers encounter before, during, and after the deposition, including: questioning techniques such as exhaustion, restating and summarizing, and boxing in; handling abusive tactics; preparing your client for deposition; organizing for depositions; and, how to use deposition psychology in eliciting answers.
The Exchange’s new Spoliation of Evidence Litigation Packet provides plaintiff attorneys with the necessary resources and tools to address spoliation of evidence issues in all types of cases. It contains: an overview of spoliation of evidence law including state-by-state spoliation case law; sample preservation letters; court documents from medical negligence, automobile/trucking, civil rights/discrimination, and nursing home cases, including motions for adverse inferences and other discovery sanctions, motions for summary judgment, appellate briefs, and jury instructions; a transcript of a motions hearing for sanctions for spoliation of evidence; and more.
The Exchange also offers discovery packets specific to your practice area, including: Birth Injury Cases: Shoulder Dystocia Expert Deposition Collection, Interstate Trucking: Defense Expert Deposition Collection and Interstate Trucking: Using 30(b)(6) and Other Deposition Strategies.
For more information on these and other Exchange Litigation Packets, please visit the AAJ Exchange at www.justice.org/exchange and select “Litigation Packets” or call the Exchange at 800-344-3023.
