In The News/Sanctions: Throwing A Cup Of Coffee At A “Heated” Deposition – What Does That Cup Cost You?

 

Answer: Roast Costs $250 In A Recent California Federal Magistrate's Ruling.

 

 

Pike Place Market, cup detail on sign. Seattle, Washington. Photographer: Carol M. Highsmith. Between 1980 and 2006. Library of Congress.

 

    As reported by Law360, an attorney who spilled — or perhaps threw — a cup of iced coffee on an opposing lawyer during a deposition must pay him $250 to cover his damages, according to U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu (N.D. Cal.) who apparently on January 26, 2017 scolded both attorneys for their behavior in a contentious trade secrets case. Hope the coffee was not a good latte!