Law Practice
Jun. 20, 2017
Bill favors asbestos plaintiffs
Interestingly, Senate Bill 632 imposes no limit on the questioning done by the plaintiff's own counsel -- just that of the defendants.
Senate Bill 632 is a proposed law before the California Legislature that would impose a limit of seven hours on plaintiff depositions in most asbestos cases. Interestingly, it imposes no limit on the questioning done by the plaintiff's own counsel, just that of the defendants. Nor does it impose any time limit on the depositions of the corresponding defendants' company witnesses SB 632 shortens the length of the defense questioning at deposition and will cut off defendants from carrying on...
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