Deposition outline-corporate representative-products liability

*Court Reporter: Indexed

DEPOSITION OUTLINE - CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE

AGREEMENT ON DOCUMENTS

DOCS TO DEPO

1) Inves of Claim

2) Statements

INTRODUCTION

Swear in witness

State name

My name

Ever had depo taken

Informal setting, typed booklet form

Chance to visit with your lawyer

Under oath--judge & jury

Impeachment/perjury penalties

Don’t understand--agree to ask clarify/restate

I want everything you know or have heard

Do you understand the term hearsay

Want what you’ve heard or know from third party

Agree to tell me everything including hearsay

FULL & COMPLETE

Seeking truth

Whole story

Medications, drugs, illness

Feel ok to have depo

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1. Address:

2. Telephone no.:

3. D/O/B:

4. S/S/N:

5. D.L. no.:

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   EDUCATION

   High school:

   Diploma:

   Year:

   College:

   Major:

   Degree:

   Date:

   Post college:

   Trade shows

   Trade schools/seminars:

   Certifications/licenses:

   a. Why not

   HONORS

   Awards

   Honor societies

   Honorary Degrees

   FORENSICS TRAINING

1. What to say

2. How to take depo

   MILITARY

   Discharge:

   Rank:

   Date:

   EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND

1. Employer:

2. Position:

3. Years:

4. Supervisor:

5. Why change job:

6. Previous employer:

7. Position:

8. Years:

9. Supervisor:

10. Why change job:

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11. Previous employer:

12. Position:

13. Years:

14. Supervisor:

15. Why change job:

    _________________________________________________________________

16. Previous employer:

17. Position:

18. Years:

19. Supervisor:

20. Why change job:

    _________________________________________________________________

21. Previous employer:

22. Position:

23. Years:

24. Supervisor:

25. Why change job:

    _________________________________________________________________

26. Previous employer:

27. Position:

28. Years:

29. Supervisor:

30. Why change:

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    CURRENT EMPLOYER

    When Employed:

    Title:

    Duties:

    Responsibilities:

    Supervisor:

    Employees you supervise:

    PREPARATION FOR DEPO

1. What documents:

2. What depositions:

3. What pleadings:

4. What testing:

5. What meetings:

6. What conferences w/atty:

7. What evidence reviewed:

8. What photos:

   PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

1. Trade associations:

   1. Officer

   2. Committees

   PRIOR DEPOS

1. When

2. Where

3. Court

4. Case name

5. Plaintiff

6. Defendant

7. Plaintiff’s attorney

8. Defendant’s attorney

9. Trial testimony

10. Allegations

11. Outcome

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1. When

2. Where

3. Court

4. Case name

5. Plaintiff

6. Defendant

7. Plaintiff’s attorney

8. Defendant’s attorney

9. Trial testimony

10. Allegations

11. Outcome

    RELATIONSHIP OF CORPORATE ENTITIES

    1. Location of corp.

1. All offices.

2. Nerve center.

3. Home office.

4. Most activity.

   2. What is name of corporation

   3. Where does corporation do business

   4. Where incorporated

   5. When incorporated

   6. Are there any assumed name certificates filed

   7. If so, where are they filed

   8. Is the corporation known by any other names or d/b/a’s

      I. Name all subsidiaries of the corporation

   10. Is corp or division/subsidiary of any other corp.

   11. Name all affiliated corps/companies/partnerships

       L. Name major stockholders of the corp.

   13. Name all offices maintained by corp.

   14. Name nature of business done by corp.

   15. Do you contend we’ve sued wrong party

   16. Do you contend we’ve sued wrong corp. name

       CORP ASSETS

1. Gross income

2. Net profit

3. Major assets

4. Dividends

5. Inventory

   CORPORATION’S OFFICERS

1. Address, title, phone, duties

2. Shareholders and owners of corporation

   RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER CORPORATIONS

1. Interlocking directorates

2. Common board member/directors

3. Common board stockholders

4. Stock ownership by either corp.

5. Common officers

6. Common offices

7. Common facilities

8. Common employees

9. Common income

10. Tax status/tax treatment

11. Any type of past affiliation

12. Any type of present affiliation

    DEPO DUCES TECUM

1. Go through documents produced

   REVIEW ANSWERS TO INTERROGS

1. Who answered

2. What basis

   REVIEW ANSWERS TO ADMISSIONS

1. What grounds denied

   PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

1. Trade associations

2. Trade magazine subscriptions

3. Trade organizations

   PRIOR LAWSUITS

1. All prior lawsuits threatened

2. All prior lawsuits filed

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1. Plaintiff

2. Defendant

3. City

4. Court

5. Cause No.

6. Other Defendants

7. Other Parties

8. Plaintiffs’ lawyer

9. Your lawyer

10. Allegations

11. Outcome

12. Terms of settlement

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1. Plaintiff

2. Defendant

3. City

4. Court

5. Cause No.

6. Other Defendants

7. Other Parties

8. Plaintiffs’ lawyer

9. Your lawyer

10. Allegations

11. Outcome

12. Terms of settlement

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1. Plaintiff

2. Defendant

3. City

4. Court

5. Cause No.

6. Other Defendants

7. Other Parties

8. Plaintiffs’ lawyer

9. Your lawyer

10. Allegations

11. Outcome

12. Terms of settlement

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1. Plaintiff

2. Defendant

3. City

4. Court

5. Cause No.

6. Other Defendants

7. Other Parties

8. Plaintiffs’ lawyer

9. Your lawyer

10. Allegations

11. Outcome

12. Terms of settlement

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    PRIOR COMPLAINTS

1. All oral complaints to you

2. All written complaints to you

3. All oral/written complaints to Contact 8/consumer watchdog.

4. Complaints to governmental entities/FTC/atty gen.

5. TCHR, EEOC, TEC

   PIERCING QUESTIONS

   PEOPLE WITH KNOWLEDGE

   Most knowledge firing

   Most knowledge job perform

   Most knowledge employ procedures

   Most knowledge prod

   Most knowledge safety

   Most knowledge about quality control

   Most knowledge about investigation

   Most knowledge of claim

   LIABILITY ISSUES

1. Your company’s duties regarding product

2. How many produced

3. Where sold

4. To whom sold

   PRODUCT IN QUESTION

1. Des...