McDonough, Murray & Korn, P. A. v. Breuninger

GRIFFIN, J. S. C.

(temporarily assigned).

This court must decide if, under R. 4:14 7(b), (1) an attorney, who testified at a deposition concerning certain negotiations she conducted with defendants on her client’s behalf prior to the commencement of the lawsuit, is an “authorized agent” of that client and therefore not entitled to reimbursement by the deposing party for her loss of pay and out-of-pocket expenses incurred while attending the deposition, and (2) whether that attorney should be reimbursed by the deposing party for the fee charged by her legal counsel for attending the deposition.…