Four Good Reasons Depositions are Important for Your Case

Depositions are not just a place where witnesses tell their story of what happened. They also serve many purposes for your West Palm Beach personal injury law firm in handling your case.

• Your West Palm Beach personal injury law firm can use the deposition of a witness to impeach a witness. If the deposition is done well, the witness will be locked into a particular version of the facts, and any deviation from it later can be used to impeach them;
• If a witness is having trouble remembering something, your West Palm Beach personal injury law firm can use it to help their recollection;
• Depending on the jurisdiction, it may be possible for your West Palm Beach personal injury law firm to use deposition testimony that qualifies as an admission in order to have it admitted as an admission in court; and
• If a witness is unable to testify in court, the rules of your jurisdiction might permit your West Palm Beach personal injury lawyer to have a deposition read in place of live testimony. This generally only applies if a witness is unavailable due to illness or death.

These are just a few examples, but note that their use may not be allowable in all jurisdictions. An experienced West Palm Beach personal injury law firm will review the rules governing how depositions can be used at trial to decide which tactics to use.

Depositions can generally be held anywhere so long as there is ample room for you, or the witness being deposed, your West Palm Beach personal injury lawyer, the defense counsel and the court reporter. In general, depositions are typically conducted in the office of either the defense counsel or of your West Palm Beach personal injury lawyer. If a doctor is being deposed, the deposition might be held at the doctor’s office, and if the deposition is happening out of town, your West Palm Beach personal injury law firm might schedule it for a hotel conference room or a neighboring lawyer’s office.

Don’t be caught unprepared for your personal injury deposition. Contact a West Palm Beach personal injury law firm for help. Call Jessica Mishali at (561) 833-2772.