3 3 Compare In re Vioxx Products Liability Litigation, 438 F. Prior to the 2013 amendments to Rule 45, there was a split in authority on whether a company had an obligation to produce an out-of-state party officer for trial. The rule does not provide any authority to compel anyone from out of state to attend trial unless that party or party officer resides, is employed, or regularly transacts business in the state where the subpoena is issued. However, when the cases reach trial, what obligation does the company have to produce out-of-state employee witnesses to testify at trial? How have the advances in technology and remote trial appearances in the age of Covid changed this obligation? This article will analyze the rights and obligations, and advocates for strict compliance with Rule 45(c) for out-of-state non-party witnesses.įederal Rule of Civil Procedure 45(c) governs the validity of trial subpoenas. Practically speaking, corporate defendants routinely and voluntarily produce non-party employee witnesses for deposition without the need for out-of-state subpoena practice. 37(d)(1)(A)(i).Ī corporate employee who does not qualify as an officer, director, or managing agent is not subject to deposition by notice alone and, instead, is treated as a non-party who must be served with a subpoena pursuant to Rule 45. The party can face sanctions for failure to appear. The federal rules make clear that an out-of-state party and the officers, directors, and managing agents of that party are required to appear for deposition without regard to geographical limitations on the subpoena. IN mass tort litigation, out-of-state employees of a corporate defendant party are routinely deposed and subject to discovery. Alaina has been named to the Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch list for work in Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, and Product Liability Litigation. She has experience in both state and federal courts representing a wide range of national and international corporations and insurance companies in complex and often high-stakes litigation with trial experience in both criminal and civil cases. Alaina focuses her practice on civil litigation, including mass tort, product liability, toxic and environmental tort, pharmaceutical, and premises liability cases. Survey of International Litigation ProceduresĪlaina Devine is a member at Campbell, Conroy & O’Neil, P.C.Inside/Outside Counsel Relationship Survey.Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging Resources.Committee, Program, and Task Force Chairs.Tab will move on to the next part of the site rather than go through menu items. Enter and space open menus and escape closes them as well. Up and Down arrows will open main level menus and toggle through sub tier links. Left and right arrows move across top level links and expand / close menus in sub levels. The site navigation utilizes arrow, enter, escape, and space bar key commands.
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