In the past 10 years, the discovery practice in civil litigation has grown enormously. Courts and commentators have criticized this expanded discovery practice as becoming its own legal sub-industry. Depositions are a major part of this process. With settlements in civil cases at over 90 percent of the cases filed, many view the deposition process as merely a billing opportunity before the serious bargaining begins.
This column offers a critical and hopefully a fresh look at the deposition process, and how if done well, it can benefit the savvy litigator in the act of advocacy, in the best sense of that term. My questions are directed to Dennis R. Suplee of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis in Philadelphia, a recognized expert in depositions. He is the co-author of “The Deposition Handbook,” Fifth Edition, recently published by Aspen Law & Business.
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