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Litigation Strategies FRCP 30(b)(6)

Jones & Keller, P.C.

Protecting an Entity in Litigation Part 1: Preparing 30(b)(6) Witnesses

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The most daunting of measures attorneys face in protecting an entity in litigation is preparing witnesses for a Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6) deposition. Whether taking or defending, the first dance is the scope...more

ArentFox Schiff

You Can(not) Say That Again: Using a 30(b)(6) Corporate Witness’s Deposition Testimony at Trial

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Can a corporate party affirmatively use deposition testimony from its own 30(b)(6) witness at trial? It depends. Corporate Witness Testimony at the Deposition Stage - A quick primer on corporate witnesses under Federal...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Deposition of Corporate Witness Denied in Light of Contention Interrogatories

The Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado recently denied a plaintiff’s bid to overturn a protective order preventing the plaintiff from taking 30(b)(6) deposition testimony on a...more

Rumberger | Kirk

30(b)(6) Discovery in the Age of COVID-19

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Defending corporate representative depositions in the new reality. If there is one lesson all trial lawyers have learned over the last year, it’s that life and the practice of law must go on, even in the face of upheavals...more

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Meet and Confer Requirements Added for Rule 30(b)(6) Depositions

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Rule 30(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which concerns the use of a deposition notice or subpoena directed to an organization, was amended in December 2020 to require that parties meet-and-confer prior to...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Key Takeaways from the Amendment to Rule 30(b)(6)

This past year has brought lots of change, including an amendment to Rule 30(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 30(b)(6) governs the deposition of an organization (e.g., a corporation or a partnership) and...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Corporate Deposition — Multiple Witnesses At the Same Time?

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A few years ago, I represented a process piping subcontractor in a claim against the general contractor and the owner of a coal fired power plant in Massachusetts. While the case was unique and interesting in a number of...more

Carlton Fields

New York Federal Court Curbs 30(B)(6) Topics And Quashes Non-Party Seeking The Same Testimony

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Defendants wanted to examine GEICO’s Rule 30(b)(6) witness about GEICO’s special investigation unit practices, protocols and guidelines, as well as its resources and procedures devoted to claim verification and fraud...more

Troutman Pepper

Combatting Arbitration Inefficiency

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“Arbitration has been proven to be an effective way to resolve disputes fairly, privately, promptly and economically.” So provides the preamble to the Construction Industry Rules of the American Arbitration Association. ...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Shaw Submits Comments On Needed Reform To Rule 30(b)(6)

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Seyfarth Shaw submitted comments to the Federal Advisory Committee on Civil Rules regarding needed reform to Rule 30(b)(6), the rule that governs depositions of organizations in federal litigation. ...more

Troutman Pepper

Discovery of Nonparty Foreign Affiliates Must Be Tempered by Proportionality

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The court’s opinion affirms the principle that relevance, even in the context of a foreign affiliate, must always be tempered by considerations of proportionality, thereby providing defendants an effective argument when...more

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The A++ Forms and Resources–Defending Depositions, Prepping Your Witness, Practical Tips and Key Errors to Avoid

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Editor’s Note: Ok, we know, this is waaaay to long for a blog post. But this is just too good not to share! In our continuing effort to avoid re-inventing the wheel, getting the easy stuff down to checklists, and helping...more

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