Named Plaintiff Depositions in Employment Class Actions: Best Practices for Plaintiff and Defense Counsel
Witness Preparation, Developing Effective Exhibits, Using Social Media, Responding to Objections
Recording of a 90-minute CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will prepare litigators to depose or defend depositions of named plaintiffs in class and collective actions. The panel will outline techniques for adequately preparing and questioning named plaintiffs and offer strategies to leverage deposition testimony during certification, settlement, and trial.
Outline
- Timing of deposition
- Questioning named plaintiffs and responding to objections
- Preparing named plaintiff for deposition and objecting to questions
- Using exhibits
- Using information obtained from social media
Benefits
The panel will review these and other principal issues:
- What types of questions and questioning techniques will maximize the information obtained from named plaintiffs during depositions?
- What strategies are effective when responding to objections during depositions of named plaintiffs?
- What are the most effective ways for counsel to raise objections to questions during the deposition of a named plaintiff?
- How are class litigators incorporating social media into the deposition process?
- How can deposition testimony be most effectively used during class certification, settlement, and trial?
Faculty
Rebecca Ojserkis
Attorney
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
Ms. Ojserkis is an Associate in Cohen Milstein’s Civil Rights & Employment Litigation practice, where... | Read More
Ms. Ojserkis is an Associate in Cohen Milstein’s Civil Rights & Employment Litigation practice, where she litigates civil rights and employment class and collective actions. Prior to working in private practice, Ms. Ojserkis litigated cases at the ACLU, where she worked with the Women’s Rights Project, Immigrants’ Rights Project, and National Prison Project. She also clerked for the Honorable Diane P. Wood of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the Honorable Sidney H. Stein of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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John Houston Pope
Member
Epstein Becker & Green
Mr. Pope is a Member of the Firm in the Employee Benefits, Litigation, and Employment, Labor & Workforce Management... | Read More
Mr. Pope is a Member of the Firm in the Employee Benefits, Litigation, and Employment, Labor & Workforce Management practices, which predominately involves the litigation of controversies, representing management in all aspects of employment-related matters. He also counsels clients on lowering litigation risks and exposures. His extensive experience in employment law litigation spans a broad spectrum of issues, including promotion, termination, and harassment claims based on race, national origin, religion, sex, age, and disability; retaliation claims; whistleblower claims; wrongful discharge suits; and other employment-related torts. His cases have included single plaintiff, collective, and class actions.
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