Discovery and Investigation to Fill Gaps in Proof Rubric

• Author: Beth D. Osowski
• Pages: 151-230

(Rev. 3, 10/12)

CHAPTER 3

DISCOVERY AND INVESTIGATION TO

FILL GAPS IN PROOF RUBRIC

I. GEN ERAL D ISCOVER Y GOALS

§3:0 1 Gett ing Started

§3:0 2 Checklist: Discovery Goals

§3:0 3 Upd ating Logs and Rub rics

§3:0 4 Efficien t Use of Discovery

II. IN FORMAL D ISCOVERY

A. GEN ERAL P OINTS

§3:10 Consideration s

§3:11 Advan tages Over Form al Discove ry

§3:12 Inform al Discovery to Use in Near ly Every Case

B. CAS E-SP ECIFIC DISCOVER Y CHECKLISTS

§3:13 Genera l Personal Injur y Checklist

§3:13.1 MVA Checklist

§3:14 Med ical Negligen ce Checklist

§3:15 Premises Lia bility Checklist

§3:16 Produ cts Liability Checklist

§3:17 Wrongfu l Death Check list

§3:18 Inten tional Tor t Checklis t

§3:19 Real Estate Disp ute Che cklist

§3:20 Cont ract Dispu te Check list

§3:20.1 Construction Dispute Checklist

§3:20.2 Injur y on a Con struction Site Checklist

§3:20.3 Nur sing H ome In jury Checklist

§3:20.4 Tru cking Case Checklist

§3:20.5 Traum atic Bra in Injur y (TBI) Checklist

§3:20.6 Dam aged Credit Checklist

§3:21 Expe rt Check lists

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C. SOCIAL M EDIA CON CERNS

§3:22 Social Media Basics

§3:23 Social Media Checklist for Client s

§3:24 Social Media Con sideratio ns for N on-Clien ts

D. BOOKMARKABLE W EBS ITES

§3:25 Sear ch Engines

§3:26 Med ical Links

§3:27 Law-Sp ecific Links

III. FORM AL DISCOVERY IN GENERAL

§3:30 Advan tages Over Infor mal Dis covery

§3:31 Scope of Discover y

§3:32 Objection s

§3:33 Protective Or ders

IV. W RITTEN DISCOVERY

A. IN TERROGATORIES

§3:40 Limitat ion s

§3:41 Goals

§3:4 2 Best Uses

B. REQU ESTS FOR P RODUCTI ON OF DOCUMENTS

§3:50 Advantages

§3:51 H ints

§3:52 Requests for Pr oduct ion of Electr onic In forma tion

§3:53 E-Dis covery Res ults

§3:54 Predict ive Codin g

C. REQUESTS FOR ADMI SSION S

§3:60 Advan tages

§3:61 Disadvantages

§3:6 2 Best Uses

V. DEPOSITION S

A. IN GENE RAL

§3:70 Goals

§3:71 Deposit ion Obje ctions

§3:72 Follow-Up

§3:73 Writ ten Depositions

§3:74 Efficien t Use of Deposition Tr anscr ipts

§3:75 Avoidin g Deposition Disast ers

B. D EPOS ITION OF YOU R CLIEN T/ WITN ESS

§3:8 0 Prepara tion

§3:8 1 Genera l Deposit ion Ru les for Depon ents

§3:8 2 Attor ney-Sp ecific Rules

§3:8 3 Case- Specific Rules

§3:8 4 The Anxiety Fact or

§3:8 5 Questio ning Your Own Witn ess

C. DE POSI TION OF OPP OSIN G WITNESS

§3:90 Advan tages

§3:91 Goals

§3:92 Style

§3:9 3 Docu ment s From a Non-Party

D. DE POSI TION OF YOUR EX PERT

§3:100 Genera l Deposit ion Ru les

§3:101 Attor ney-Sp ecific Rules

§3:102 Case- Specific Rules

§3:103 Late r Use of the E xpert’s Tran script

§3:104 Checklist: Guid elines in Prep aring for Your Expert ’s Depo sition

§3:105 Hin ts to Work ing With Doctor s

E. D EPOS ITION OF OPPOSING EX PERT

§3:110 Prep ar ation

§3:111 Checklist: Guid elines for Op posin g Expert Deposition

§3:112 Expen se

VI. I NSP ECTION S AN D EXAMIN ATION S

§3:120 Site Visits and Inspection of Products

§3:121 Med ical Exam inations

§3:122 Black Boxe s, Plus

§3:123 Black Boxe s, Plus Ch ecklist

VII. MOTIONS TO COMP EL

§3:130 Civility

§3:131 Typical Cases

§3:132 Possible Resu lts

§3:133 Video Su rveillan ce Consider ation s

§3:134 Video Su rveillan ce Checklist

VIII. FORMS

A. IN TERROGATORIES

For m 3-0 1 In terrogat ories—General Backgr ound In form ation— Individu al

For m 3-0 2 In terrogat ories—General Backgr ound In form ation—Corporat ion

For m 3-0 3 In terrogat ories—Witn esses and Evidence In trod uced at Trial

For m 3-0 3.1 Interr ogatories —Su rveillan ce

For m 3-0 4 In terrogat ories—Dog Bite

For m 3-0 5 In terrogat ories—Product Liab ility

For m 3-0 6 In terrogat ories—Second Set of Interr ogator ies in a Produ ct Liability

Case, Seekin g Clarification to th e Answers Pr ovided t o the F irst Set and

Statem ents in Affidavits

For m 3-0 7 In terrogat ories—MVA

For m 3-0 7.1 Interr ogatories -Black Boxes, Plus

For m 3-0 8 In terrogat ories—Premises/ Slip-and-Fall

For m 3-0 9 In terrogat ories—Electron ic Docum ents

For m 3-0 9.1 Interr ogatories —Social Media

B. D EP OS ITION S

For m 3-10 Deposit ion—Cross-Examina tion of Defen dant Driver in MVA

For m 3-11 Deposit ion—Notice of Subp oena Duces Tecum

For m 3-12 Deposit ion—Direct E xamin ation Questions for Own Chirop ractic

Expe rt’s Qualifications

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