WASHINGTON – The court recently ruled on a motion for protective order filed by the defendants, Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (collectively, Toyota), regarding second amended notices of deposition directed to their corporate representatives, pursuant to F.R.C.P. 30(b)(6). Toyota objected to a series of inquiries, which were distilled down to three primary areas:
- Overbreadth and disproportionality as to time frame
- Overbreadth and disproportionality as to products at issue
- Invasion of attorney-client privilege and/or work product protections.
Toyota provided red-lined versions of …
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