Recently, I was asked to testify as an expert witness on executive compensation at a deposition for a civil lawsuit between two partners in a heavy construction business. With a lifetime of corporate ...

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September 19, 2025 - Everyone knows the baseline rule: an attorney cannot, and should not, coach a witness on the record during a deposition or influence the witness to change testimony. A deposition ...

"If anything, the deponent’s outright and repeated refusal to answer proper questions is more troubling than any of the questions posed by Weaver’s counsel. For these reasons, the court finds that ...