United States v. Any & All Assets of that Certain Business Known As Shane Co.

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• holding that contention interrogatories were more appropriate than a 30(b)(6) deposition for discovery in a patent case
• holding that contention interrogatories were more appropriate than a 30(b)(6) deposition for discovery in a patent case
• Stating that when a corporate employee testifies in his individual capacity, he provides only his personal knowledge, perceptions, and opinions; when a 30(b)(6) designee testifies, he provides the knowledge, perceptions, and opinions of the corporation
• designee presents corporation’s “position,” its “subjective beliefs and opinions” and its “interpretation of documents and events”
• rule prevents “sandbagging” and prevents corporation from making a “half-hearted inquiry before the deposition but a thorough and vigorous one before the trial”
• a 30(b)(6) representative’s testimony “represents the knowledge of the corporation, not of the individual deponents”

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