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Videotaped Depositions Become More Common: A Developing Trend?

By Evan Schaeffer

Are the lawyers who you work with expressing any of the following ideas--

• A feeling that it's important to videotape all depositions of any witness an opponent might use at trial?
• Surprise that the lawyers' opponents are not videotaping depositions of witnesses the lawyers plan to present at trial?
• A desire to videotape depositions with their own, in-house equipment?

There seems to be a trend towards videotaping depositions more frequently than in the past. Here's more evidence of that, as well as a possible explanation: "Put Your Best Foot-in-Mouth Forward: Use Depo Video Powerfully," by Dr. Kevin Boully.

Hat tip: The Discovery Update, 8/09, byAtkinson-Baker Court Reporters.

Related posts:

1. "Videotaping the Deposition of Your Opposing Expert"

2. "Controlling Abusive Counsel with Video Depositions"

3. "Videotaping Your Opponent's Deposition"

Full post as published by The Illinois Trial Practice Blog on August 13, 2009 (boomark / email).