{"id":2821,"date":"2023-09-20T18:00:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T22:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/how-a-rule-30-b-6-deposition-works\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T14:35:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T18:35:52","slug":"how-a-rule-30-b-6-deposition-works","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/professional-attorney-information-center\/pre-trial\/personal-injury-deposition-transcripts\/sample-30-b-6-deposition\/how-a-rule-30-b-6-deposition-works\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition Works"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Federal Rules and the Maryland Rules allow parties to obtain discovery for trial with a variety of mechanisms<\/a>. At the top of the food chain of these possible discovery tools is depositions.<\/p>\n

Mitt Romney’s famous quote notwithstanding, corporations are not people. So when you depose company employees, you often get what the creators of Rule 30(b)(6) called \u201cbandying.\u201d This is when the company’s employees all deny individual knowledge of facts that are certainly known to the company. But you just do not have the right person. (Heads up: you can still face this problem in some cases where the “company” is an Enron-like maze of related corporations. In this case, you need to get deposition notices for every possible entity.)<\/p>\n

Rule 30(b)(6) was devised 45 years ago to solve this problem. The Rule allows a part to name the corporation as a deponent and identify the topics of inquiry for the testimony. So the deposing party must give a notice of deposition, like the one above, that sets forth the subject matter of the deposition with \u201creasonable particularity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Federal Rules and the Maryland Rules allow parties to obtain discovery for trial with a variety of mechanisms. At the top of the food chain of these possible discovery tools is depositions. Mitt Romney’s famous quote notwithstanding, corporations are not people. So when you depose company employees, you often get what the creators of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":2819,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2821","page","type-page","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"\nHow a Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition Works | Maryland Personal Injury Attorneys<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Free Consultation (800) 553-8082 Miller & Zois helps injured victims and their families in personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death cases. Maryland Personal Injury Lawyers. 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