Deposition Pressure Points

When a deposition transcript is analyzed, CaseSolo pulls out pressure points: the exact moments to use against the other side. Each point carries the verbatim quote, the transcript lines behind it, why it matters, a follow-up question, and a priority.

The Three Kinds

• Admission: the witness affirms your premise ("yes", "correct",

"I admit"). Use it to lock in facts the other side cannot walk back.

• Contradiction: two answers that cannot both be true. Use it to

impeach credibility at trial or force a better settlement number.

• Memory gap: "I don't remember" on something a prepared witness should

know. Use it to narrow what they can credibly claim later.

Points rank contradictions first, then admissions, then memory gaps, each by priority.

Suggested Tasks

Analysis also drafts follow-up tasks from the points (for example, pinning down an admission with an exhibit, or circling a contradiction in the next session). Review the drafts before they enter the task list; the transcript lines on each point show exactly what supports it.

Where They Surface

• The deposition analysis view for the transcript being reviewed.
• The opposing-counsel playbook, which folds pressure patterns into strategy.

Pressure points are deterministic extracts from the transcript text, not legal conclusions. An attorney decides how each one gets used.