This happened somewhere out there: Some of you may be surprised to learn that "annoyance" is in fact a valid legal objection. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c)(1) (authorizing court to issue protective order to prevent "annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or…
Posted by Kathleen's son, Conor, along with a touching post about his mom.
Last month the New York Times did a fantastic video reenactment of some truly ridiculous deposition testimony. See "What Is a Photocopier? (Deposition, Dramatized)," Lowering the Bar (Apr. 28, 2014) (direct link here). They are looking for more of that kind of thing,…
And surprise! He's a complete tool. TMZ has posted several clips taken from the Biebs' recent 4.5-hour deposition in a case involving allegations that his bodyguard beat up a photographer. In this clip, which TMZ calls "Arrogant Bieber," it has…
Not long ago, The Hollywood Reporter posted this short excerpt from a video deposition of Wesley Snipes, taken in 2008 when he was defending a lawsuit by his former agency seeking unpaid commissions. In the excerpt, Snipes responds to a question about "the usual…
From the deposition of a Mr. Rodriguez, taken in California on January 26, 2012: I'd like to thank the witness for his concise, honest, and (I'm told) completely serious answer. The transcript and exhibits confirm, by the way, that Mr. Rodriguez…
When judges get fed up with discovery disputes, this might happen: Greetings and Salutations! You are invited to a kindergarten party on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 2 of the United States Courthouse, 200 W. Eighth…
Also from Cleveland (via the WSJ Law Blog) comes another story of lawyers doing battle, this time over the meaning of "photocopy." The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported on a deposition taken in a dispute apparently before the Ohio Supreme Court over…
The piece below was my second column for Forbes.com. There have been two since, and I will get those posted here shortly. Forbes (the website, not Steve personally) has just posted my latest column, about a study finding that the more your…
The obvious headline for this one, "Yeah, that's the ticket!" has already been used many times by now. I successfully resisted the urge to use it myself anyway, but it wasn't easy. Jon Lovitz, who portrayed "Tommy Flanagan: Pathological Liar"…