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You’ve just been involved in a car accident. You were the passenger in a car that hit another
car. The car that you were in was going straight through a green light and the other car was
making a turn that they weren’t supposed to. Hi. My name is Jonathan Macri and I’m
an attorney here at Parker Waichman. Now, in the scenario that I just explained it sounds
like the other car in this car accident was the one who was at fault. Here in New York,
by law, if a lawsuit is started by you against that other driver of that other car, I as
the attorney, am allowed to ask that other driver certain questions so I can try to establish
that he is at fault – or she is at fault – for the accident that occurred in which
you were injured in. So what I want to do right now is give you a little example of
the types of questions that I would ask in what’s called a “deposition.” And again,
a deposition is just an opportunity for me to try to establish that this person was at
fault and I’ll be able to use that deposition later if that case proceeds to trial. “Do
you remember the road that you were driving on the date of this accident? Do you remember
what time of day it was? What were the road conditions like? Where were you coming from?
Where were you heading to? On the road that you were on, how many lanes of traffic were
there going in your direction? How many lanes of traffic were there coming in the opposite
direction? Had you ever driven on that road before? Do you remember what the road conditions
were like? Were there any potholes? Were there any defects in the street? Now at the point
in time that you came to the intersection where the accident occurred, where were you
looking? Were you looking straight ahead? Were you looking at the stoplight? Was there
any kind of directional arrow on the stoplight? If so, was that directional arrow active?
Do you remember what color the light was at the intersection where this accident occurred?
Now before the accident occurred, did you see another vehicle anywhere near your vehicle?
Do you know which direction it was going? Do you know if it was planning to make a turn?
Now, you stated a moment ago that you were planning on making a left turn. Did you look
at the stoplight right before you started the turn? What speed were you going as you
were making your turn? Where specifically were you on the roadway when you began to
make your turn? Where specifically were you on the roadway when the accident occurred?”
That little sample that I just gave you is an incredibly condensed version of the types
of questions that I would ask during a deposition. Depositions that I take last well over an
hour, sometimes they can last for many hours. Why did I give you an example of these questions?
Well, I just want to give you a little bit of a taste of the types of questions that
I ask in depositions that I do every day here at Parker Waichman. Now you’re watching
this video because likely you were in a car accident and I’m sure you have a lot of
questions that you might want to have answered. Well, again, my name is Jonathan Macri and
I want to answer all of the questions that you have about the incident that you may have
been in. So give me a call. There’s a number right on your screen right now. Pick up the
phone, call me, and I’ll be happy to answer all of the questions you might have. Most
of all, thank you for watching the video and I hope you have a great day.