Judge Orders New Deposition, Imposes Fees And Costs In Asbestos Witness Dispute

Mealey's (February 2, 2017, 1:50 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — Producing an unprepared corporate witness who failed to answer almost 100 noticed matters despite months of preparation time was akin to offering no witness at all, a federal judge in Louisiana held Jan. 31 in ordering a new deposition and imposing costs and fees (Martha Denmon Storer, et al. v. Crown Cork & Seal Co., et al., No. 14-2488, W.D. La., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13349)....