Good afternoon,

I'm sorry to hear of the situation.

The section you are referring to means that you may take one person's deposition during one day for no more than a period of 7 hours. That is per deposition---not 7 hours per attorney who might have need to ask questions.

As a general rule though, the attorney representing a party will not engage in cross examination once you are done with your direct exam of the witness---so for all intents and purposes---that 7 hours is yours---and you do not need to share your time---but you will be limited to the 7 hours.

Depositions are based on you finding information that will lead to the discovery of admissable evidence. While in nearly three decades of litigation I can count on one hand the times I have spent more than 7 hours questioning a deponent---if you have that much to ask---go for it. You don;t need to state any grounds for the time you take. you just set the deposition---start it on time and keep asking questions until you are done---or when 7 hours is reached---whichever comes first.

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I wish you the best in 2012,

Doug