Court of Appeals Affirms Award of Sanctions Where Attorney Instructed Client Not to Answer Questions at Deposition
On November 3, 2023, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals decided Wendemu v. Tesema, 304 A.3d 953 (D.C. 2023) in which it affirmed an award of sanctions where an attorney instructed his client not to answer certain questions during the client’s deposition. By way of background, Super. Ct. Civ. R. 30(c)(2) “restricts how a…