Q: Is a lawyer needed to give deposition in civil suit against a corporation in Tn? I'm not the defendant or person suing.
Received papers today by plantiff lawyer, to appear for deposition in civil suit against large corporation that I haven't worked for in over 2yrs. From what I can see online about the case, it has something to do with employee discrimination of some sorts. Why would I have to appear, and would I need a lawyer? This makes no sense to me
A: I assume its a subpeona, which is a court order to appear ( which you must obey). Otherwise, testifying is voluntary. The lawyer obviously thinks you have information which is useful for his case. I suggest calling him/her to advise that you no longer work there and just ask him why you are needed . In other words, play "dumb' and see if you can get him to explain what he thinks you might know. He could be 'fishing'- that is, he is just looking for info and if you don't know anything, you can provide any useful info. Remember "I don't know" and I don't remember " are perfectly good answers if you don't know the answer or you don't remember the answer.
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