Walgreens pharmacy in Baltimore, MD. August 11, 2020. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM'A Mockery' of Deposition Rules: Walgreens Wins Sanctions Dispute Over Corporate Witness Allegedly Unfamiliar With Company
"Zeikos's counsel made roughly 300 objections during Mr. Goldstein's deposition. ... The objections' numerosity alone might be enough to be considered obstructionist, but upon review of them in the full context of the deposition, the court notes it would fail to sustain about 90% of them," wrote U.S. District Magistrate Judge Keri L. Holleb Hotaling in a business dispute against Walgreens.
November 22, 2024 at 01:27 PM
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A seller of electronic accessories contracted to fill premium retail space at a major pharmacy chain was hit with sanctions after its counsel lodged hundreds of objections during the deposition of its own witness who provided "virtually no knowledge" of the relevant litigation.
On Wednesday, U.S. District Magistrate Judge Keri L. Holleb Hotaling of the Northern District of Illinois granted Walgreen Co.'s motion for sanction against Zeikos for allowing an unprepared witness to testify during a Sept. 30 deposition in a business deal dispute captioned Zeikos v. Walgreen.
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