Personal Injury Deposition Tips for Massachusetts Plaintiffs

Christopher Earley | | General Massachusetts Personal Injury Information

Here are some basic deposition guidelines to consider if you are a plaintiff in a personal injury case:

  1. Know the date, time and location of the accident;
  2. Know where and when you sought medical treatment for your injuries;
  3. Do not give flowery answers; keep your answers brief and only answer the question that is asked;
  4. Do not get flustered or impatient with the defense attorney; stay calm, relaxed and confident;
  5. Review your answers to interrogatories well in advance of the deposition;
  6. Be prepared to discuss former accidents you have been involved in in the past and the injuries you sustained in those accidents;
  7. NEVER ask the defense attorney a question;
  8. Remember that everything said is under oath and is being recorded by the stenographer;
  9. Ask the defense attorney to repeat the question if you do not understand a particular question.
  10. RELAX knowing that you have brought this lawsuit and that you are therefore in the driver’s seat; it is the defendant who should be nervous, not you.
Author: Christopher Earley
Christopher Earley

Nearly twenty years ago when I opened my practice I decided to dedicate my career to advancing the rights of injury victims against powerful insurance companies. Personally, I find great satisfaction in helping good and honest people who have been wronged due to no fault of their own. I am really proud to have earned our clients’ hard-earned trust by running a law firm our clients can always count on to do the right thing.