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Interrogatories
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Unpredictable
More Thoughts on Drafting Interrogatories
By Will Newman
In my first year writing this blog, I wrote about drafting interrogatories. These are the written questions that lawyers pose to opposing parties in a lawsuit. Having written and reviewed…
Resolving Discovery Disputes
Can I Reference Documents When Answering Interrogatories?
Consider the following question I received from a defense attorney. “Plaintiff timely served updated verified responses to Form Interrogatories, Set #1, #6.4, 8.4, 8.6, 16.1- 16.8 and 17.1 (RFA #5)…
Unpredictable
Responding to Interrogatories
By Will Newman
In an earlier post, I described the process of responding to written questions, called interrogatories, posed by an adversary. Although this process may sound duplicative of depositions at first, interrogatories…
Unpredictable
Drafting Interrogatories
By Will Newman
In addition to asking witnesses questions at a live deposition, litigants can also demand that adversaries answer written questions, called interrogatories. This sounded duplicative of depositions to me at first,…
Dig Deeper
Rule 33: Can You Refuse to Answer Interrogatories?
By Steven Toews
Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure sets out the proper procedure with respect to interrogatories in federal actions. With one exception, the answer to the question “Can…
E-Discovery
Tennessee Changes Rule about Objections to Interrogatories and Kills “General Objections” Once and for All
By K.O. Herston
On January 16, 2020, the Tennessee Supreme Court amended Rule 33, which governs interrogatories.Effective July 1, 2020, Rule 33.01 will require answers to interrogatories to beanswered separately and fully in…
CEB Blog
Who Can Be Served with Interrogatories?
Interrogatories are powerful—they allow you to ask questions and then use the answers at trial. But you’re limited as to who you may serve with interrogatories. Here are the four…
Lancaster Law Blog
Explaining PA Lawsuits Using Plain Language (Part V) – It’s Your Turn to Talk
This post is part of our ongoing series translating the lawyer-gibberish of Pennsylvania lawsuits into something understandable. For the definitions of the terms in bold check out the post that…
CEB Blog
Should You Amend Your Interrogatory Responses?
It’s not required that a party amend interrogatory responses to reflect information the party got after responding, but there are situations in which a party may want to do just…
Resolving Discovery Disputes
Why You Need to Bring that Motion To Compel Further Responses to Interrogatories
The purpose of discovery is to take the “game” element out of trial preparation by enabling the parties to obtain evidence necessary to evaluate and resolve their dispute before a…