Emerson Electric Co. v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Berglund & Johnson and Daniel W. Johnson for Real Parties in Interest.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
Code of Civil Procedure section 2025, enacted by the Civil Discovery Act of 1986, permits a party to record testimony at an oral deposition by videotape as well as stenographically. (Id., subd. (l).) It also provides that if a deponent “fails to answer any question,” the court has discretion to order that the answer be given. (Id., subd. (o).)
In this matter, defendants sought to compel plaintiff, who allegedly was injured while using their product, to demonstrate how the injury occurred. We granted review to resolve a conflict in our Courts of Appeal concerning the authority of…
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