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Text Messages During Depositions: Dangerous in New Jersey

Texas Lawyer - Work Matters
Date   Aug 24, 2009
In this blog, Michael Maslanka, a partner in Ford & Harrison's Dallas office, talks about a case in New Jersey and how the court said any text messages made during the deposition are not protected. The ruling notes the rule is that anything said during a deposition break is not attorney-client privileged and the lawyer on the other side gets to hear what is said. The court applies this reasoning to text messages.