Episode 26 - Lessons from the Front Lines: Regret Terminating a Deposition? UN-terminate It Immediately.

In today's Lessons from the Front Lines - special episodes where we spotlight new deposition-related rulings in active lawsuits around the U.S. - Jim Garrity takes a look at a California case where a deponent and his counsel terminated a deposition, but then smartly took steps to immediately resume it - within just nine minutes - and effectively avoided sanctions. It was a great tactic. Jim discusses the details and offers practical tips about how to undo the harm when you've made a similar decision. Case details are in the show notes below.

Order Granting in Part And Denying in Part Motion for Sanctions, etc., In re Outlaw Laboratories, LP Litigation, 2021 WL 124308, Case No. 18-cv-840-GPC (BGS) (S. D. Cal. Jan. 13, 2021)

Motion for Sanctions, etc., CM/ECF Document 269, filed August 10, 2020

Transcript Of Terminated Deposition, CM/ECF Document 269-2

Third-Party Defendant’s Opposition to Motion for Sanctions, etc., CM/ECF Document 273