Grimes v. Kinney Shoe Corp.

How courts have described this case

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

• noting the impropriety of apex depositions when, among other things, the requesting party has “‘not yet attempted to obtain information from lower level executives”
• “[H]igh ranking corporate executives are not automatically given special treatment which excuses them from being deposed.”
• because of the “possibility of harassment and the potential disruption of business” courts can “deny a request to depose a high ranking corporate official when lower ranking executives have access to the same information.”
• because of the “possibility of harassment and the potential disruption of business” courts can “deny a request to depose a high ranking corporate official when lower ranking executives have access to the same information.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).