Marlboro Products Corp. v. North American Philips Corp.

OPINION

FRANKEL, District Judge.

Fed.R.Civ.P. 30(b) (4), adopted in 1970, provides:

“The court may upon motion order that the testimony at a deposition be recorded by other than stenographic means, in which event the order shall designate the manner of recording, preserving, and filing the deposition, and may include other provisions to assure that the recorded testimony' will be accurate and trustworthy. If the order is made, a party may nevertheless arrange to have a stenographic transcription made at his own expense.”

The plaintiff, suing for $150,000 ($50,000 trebled) upon alleged violations…