Adverse Witness Depositions: Advanced Techniques in Exhaustion, Boxing-In, and Summarizing

Description

Depositions are an essential tool for gathering the information to prove the client's case, to disprove or undercut the adversary's positions, to pin down the critical facts of the case, and to tee up a settlement or dispositive motion.

Depositions set the stage both for pre-trial resolutions and victory at trial. The value of deposition testimony is directly proportional to the examining attorney's goals and techniques. Commercial litigators who hone their skills to elicit the testimony and evidence they desire will significantly increase the likelihood of a favorable disposition of the case.

Counsel must be proficient in the techniques of exhaustion, boxing-in, and summarizing. If implemented optimally, these techniques will give the commercial litigator the best shot at gathering vital information from even the most difficult or evasive deposition witnesses. If the desired information is not forthcoming, these techniques may expose witnesses acting in bad faith and being less than forthcoming, providing ammunition for impeachment.

Listen as our experienced panel introduces the best methods for using techniques without tipping off the deponent and provides real world demonstrations of how they work. Depositions are an essential tool for gathering the information to prove the client's case, to disprove or undercut the adversary's positions, to pin down the critical facts of the case, and to tee up a settlement or dispositive motion.