Deponent in United States
Deponent Definition
One who gives information, on oath or affirmation, respecting some facts known to him, before a magistrate; strictly, he who makes a deposition; but sometimes used for affiant.
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One who gives information, on oath or affirmation, respecting some facts known to him, before a magistrate; strictly, he who makes a deposition; but sometimes used for affiant.
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A person making an affidavit (in U.S. law) .
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Deponents to be allowed to use business address in affidavits, New Straits Times; March 10, 2002
Director as deponent: a survival guide; Here are the keys to a successful and (relatively) stress-free deposition.(LIABILITY AND LITIGATION), Directors & Boards; January 1, 2006; Korpus, Sheron Cain, James
deponent, Webster’s NewWorld Dictionary; January 1, 1988
Federal district court rules that deponents are entitled to copies of their depositions given in U.S. pursuant to U.S.-Italy mutual assistance treaty in criminal matters and that confidentiality provision of treaty does not bar this right., International Law Update; March 1, 2000
Il: child swallows ball and dies–x-rays ignored: court orders deponents be made defendants.(Medical Malpractice Cases), Medical Law’s Regan Report; February 1, 2003; Tammelleo, A. David
Prosecution manipulated evidence in ZAB trial Mian Tufail, Maulvi Mushtaq worked with SPP to., Daily Post (Lahore, Pakistan); May 5, 2011
Oppositional depositions – telling your client not to answer: a recent federal case sheds light about when and how lawyers can counsel their clients to refuse to answer questions in a deposition., Illinois Bar Journal; May 1, 2007
Five strategies for rule 30(b)(6) depositions: an effective deposition of a corporate representative is the strongest discovery weapon you have against a powerful opponent. Follow these tips to use the rule to your best advantage., Trial; August 1, 2007; Blank, Adam
FAQs: Commissioning vs. Notarizing A Document., Mondaq Business Briefing; April 11, 2012
Don’t let your opponent disrupt depositions: opposing attorneys may use witness conferences, speaking objections, and errata sheets to obstruct a deposition. Here are some countermeasures., Trial; November 1, 2004; Yarashus, Valerie A. McCormack, David
Taking the Dread out of Depositions, Public Management; November 1, 1998; Jarret, Joseph G.
New laws in NSW for witnessing affidavits, statutory declarations and affirmations., Mondaq Business Briefing; February 29, 2012
Commentary: Trials & Tribulations: Can an Attorney Confer with His Client during Deposition?, Daily Record (Rochester, NY); October 31, 2012; Wolford, Michael R
No training in law for proposed duties, New Straits Times; June 25, 2010; S. Sundareson
“A Deposition Is Not a Take Home Examination”: Fixing Federal Rule 30(e) and Policing the Errata Sheet, Northwestern University Law Review; April 1, 2012; Ruehlmann, Gregory A.
Depositions, errata sheets, reopening, and termination. (Florida), Florida Bar Journal; March 1, 1996; Taylor, Robert E., Jr.
Being Deposed-Literally, Policy & Practice; September 1, 2004; Pollack, Daniel
Statutory Demand Debtor Gets Off On A ‘Technicality’.(Case overview), Mondaq Business Briefing; December 9, 2008
Two Sides to Envoy Tale, Mail Today (New Delhi, India); January 12, 2014
The Theatrical and Other Misdeeds of William Appowell, Priest, Medieval & Renaissance Drama in England; January 1, 2005; Berry, Herbert
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