Day on Torts
Many lawyers think that the law concerning depositions is set out only in the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure and the case law interpreting those rules. That is not correct.
Public Chapter 55 creates a new subsection to TCA Section 24-9-101, which allows court to award attorney fees and expenses if motion to quash subpoena is granted when the witness is exempt from subpoena to trial. The new subsection is labeled (b).
What is the text of subsection (a)? In other words, what classes of people are exempt from subpoena to trial? Here is the list: