Objections

Question 1

What are the ten form objections that must be brought up at deposition or else they are waived?

Answer 1

Argumentative, Asked and Answered, Assumes Facts not in Evidence, Compound, Lack of Foundation, Lack of Personal Knowledge, Leading, Mischaracterization, Speculative, Vague or Misleading.

Question 2

Argumentative

Answer 2

Does the question offer a conclusion of what the evidence means rather than simply asking for the facts of what happened?

Question 3

Asked and Answered

Answer 3

Has the question already been asked and answered?

Question 4

Assumes Facts not in Evidence

Answer 4

Is the question hypothetical or does it assume certain facts to be true?

Question 5

Compound

Answer 5

Does the question contain two or more questions?

Question 6

Lack of Foundation

Answer 6

Has previous testimony established I am qualified to answer this question?

Question 7

Lack of Personal Knowledge

Answer 7

Does my knowledge of the fact depend upon outside information or hearsay?

Question 8

Leading

Answer 8

Does the question suggest the answer?

Question 9

Mischaracterization

Answer 9

Does the question misinterpret or misstate earlier testimony?

Question 10

Speculative

Answer 10

Does the question ask me to speculate or make a guess?

Question 11

Vague or Misleading

Answer 11

Is the question unclear or lacking in specificity?