This form is a sample first set of interrogatories submitted by the plaintiff to the defendant regarding an automobile accident.
Chicago Illinois Plaintiff's First Set of Interrogatories to Defendant - Personal Injury
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Multi-State
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Chicago
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US-PI-0289
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Interrogatories are to be raised at a pre-trial stage and must have a close connection with the matter in question, whereas cross examinations have a wider scope of questions that can be asked.
For each injury. 20. Pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 213(f), provide the name and address of each witness who will testify at trial and all other information required for each witness.
Rule 34 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides for discovery and inspection of documents and things in the course of developing a case for trial. Subsection (b)(1)(A) states that the request must ?describe with reasonable particularity each item or category of items to be inspected.? See Fed.
Whereas depositions are useful for obtaining candid responses from a party and answers not prepared in advance, interrogatories are designed to obtain accurate information about specific topics. Interrogatories can be quicker, less costly, and less complicated than depositions, but there are downsides.
Interrogatories are written questions that one party sends to the other. The receiving party is required to answer these questions. A party can only send 30 interrogatories. However, this number can be increased if the other party agrees or the court allows more.
Interrogatories Need to Be Written Carefully Identify the geographic locations for the product market alleged in paragraph 16 of the Complaint. Identify each customer you directly or indirectly solicited to purchase the product. Identify any terms you used to describe potential purchasers of the product. For the second:
Interrogatories are a discovery tool that the parties can use to have specific questions about a case answered before trial. Interrogatories are lists of questions sent to the other party that s/he must respond to in writing.
(c)Number of Interrogatories. Except as provided in subparagraph (j), a party shall not serve more than 30 interrogatories, including sub-parts, on any other party except upon agreement of the parties or leave of court granted upon a showing of good cause.
Objections to the competency of a witness or to the competency, relevancy, or materiality of testimony are not waived by failure to make them before or during the taking of the deposition, unless the ground of the objection is one which might have been obviated or removed if presented at that time.
Your answers to the interrogatories should usually be short, clear, and direct and should answer only the question that is being asked. This is not the time to set out your entire case or defense to the other side. Take the time to make sure your answers are correct and truthful.
