Witness depositions are often very dry affairs. A lot of mundane questions about subtle details that may or may not make a difference at trial- they are often used for discovering information, gaining admissions, and testing theories.
But sometimes they get very animated. For an amusing look at one such deposition, take a look at this one in Texas. (We watched this recently at a NITA deposition training- it is quite an entertaining look at an example of "depositions gone wild":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y6lVK9bOTM
(By the way, the witness is right, sometimes we lawyers DO get a "case of insipient verbal diarrhea". . .)
September 29, 2006 at 11:12 am |
I love that video. But believe me, not all depositions are that interesting. Most are completely professional, much to the chagrin of many a bored lawyer. Although this particular depo does play into the public’s common perception of lawyers.