
eCourse
Deposition Strategies; plus Pre-Suit Depositions under Rule 202
Contains material from Nov 2012
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Session 1: Deposition Strategies – Practical strategies and tips for deciding who should be deposed and how they should be deposed, and what cards to play in depositions and what cards to save for trial.
Session 2: Pre-Suit Depositions under Rule 202: A Survey of Hot Button Issues – Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 202 allows parties to petition for, and courts to grant, pre-suit depositions. In recent years, this discovery tool is being employed with increasing frequency and is generating substantial litigation. Both litigants and Texas courts are struggling with various issues concerning the application of the Rule, including what types of pre-suit depositions may be taken, what a petitioner must prove to obtain pre-suit depositions and whether document production may also be ordered under Rule 202. A look at Rule 202’s history and a survey of Texas law on hot button Rule 202 issues.
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Quentin Brogdon
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Session 1 —28 mins
Deposition Strategies (Nov 2012)
Practical strategies and tips for deciding who should be deposed and how they should be deposed, and what cards to play in depositions and what cards to save for trial.
Originally presented: Oct 2012 Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference
Quentin Brogdon,
The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, P.C. - Dallas, TX
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Sean D. Jordan
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Session 2 —27 mins
Pre-Suit Depositions under Rule 202: A Survey of Hot Button Issues (Nov 2012)
Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 202 allows parties to petition for, and courts to grant, pre-suit depositions. In recent years, this discovery tool is being employed with increasing frequency and is generating substantial litigation. Both litigants and Texas courts are struggling with various issues concerning the application of the Rule, including what types of pre-suit depositions may be taken, what a petitioner must prove to obtain pre-suit depositions and whether document production may also be ordered under Rule 202. A look at Rule 202’s history and a survey of Texas law on hot button Rule 202 issues.
Originally presented: Oct 2012 Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference
Sean D. Jordan,
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP - Austin, TX