Course Description
Since
over 90% of civil cases settle before trial, the expert's deposition often has
substantial impact on the amount of settlement. The goals of deposing attorneys
are to learn your opinions, assess you as a witness and gather ammunition to
impeach you at trial. Preparation should include thorough knowledge of facts.
Being appropriately dressed, and being well rested, the expert deponent should
listen carefully to each question and pause before answering. Information
beyond the question should not be volunteered because it will open up new areas
for questioning, provide ammunition for attacks, eliminate the opportunity for
surprise and the information fails to get to the jury.
Speaker
Phillip Resnick, MD
Professor of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Division of Forensic Psychiatry University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.
Speaker
Phillip Resnick, MD
Professor of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Division of Forensic Psychiatry University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.
Accreditation Statement
The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Learning Objectives
1. Identify two types of depositions.
2. Explicate the value of thorough preparation.
3. Identify four reasons not to volunteer information.
1. Identify two types of depositions.
2. Explicate the value of thorough preparation.
3. Identify four reasons not to volunteer information.
Disclosure
All those in control of content for this meeting returned signed statements regarding financial relationships: Drs. Charles Scott, Renee Sorrentino and Susan Hatters-Friedman.
The speaker, Dr. Phillip Resnick, has indicated that he has no financial relationship pertaining to the content of this presentation.