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· 1/12/1981

Biometric Affiliated Research Laboratories, Inc. v. United States

Citations

  • 449 U.S. 1083
  • 101 S. Ct. 869
  • 49 U.S.L.W. 3493
  • 66 L. Ed. 2d 808
  • 1981 U.S. LEXIS 354

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that deposition was warranted because attorneys’ participation in disputed events was focus of litigation
  • “There is no general prohibition against obtaining the deposition of adverse counsel regarding relevant, non-privileged information.”
  • “The importance and degree of uniqueness of [counsel’s] information outweighs the potential negative impact upon the attorney-client relationship and the adversary process.”
  • no general rule prohibiting the deposition of opposing counsel regarding relevant, non-privileged information
  • depositions limited to one day per witness

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