Tip for Litigation Attorneys: Make Sure You're Really Off the Record Before Turning to Another Lawyer to Say "I'll Fucking Kick Your Ass"

In addition, it's always bad form to call your opponent's law firm and threaten to kill one of their lawyers.

Did something like this really happen? Some Texas lawyers and law-firm staff are saying it did. You can read about it here (pdf).

While I will refrain from editorializing, I would like to add that I read through the deposition I just linked to, and it appears the trouble began when the targeted lawyer began laughing at the muy-macho lawyer's deposition questions. That threw the muy-macho lawyer off track and led to the later threats of violence.

As a public service, I offer a post from my other weblog that addresses this very problem: "Ignore Your Opponent in a Deposition."