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OUTLINE FOR CROSS EXAMINATION FOR WORKSITE INJURY

OUTLINE FOR CROSS EXAMINATION FOR WORKSITE INJURY

I think I’ve published outlines for cross examination in cases involving workplace injuries, but here’s one I may not have shared before.  This particular case involved a man who was part of a refinery maintenance crew that the refinery hired to shut down and maintain a refinery in Anacortes, Washington. There was a explosion and fire during the work which killed some and injured others. The normal bar  against  suing the owner,  Texaco, did  not apply because  they were not employed…

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A CROSS EXAMINATION SUGGESTION

A CROSS EXAMINATION SUGGESTION

We all have our own way of preparing for cross examination and for the style we adopt during the process. I thought I’d reprint a section of part of a cross examination preparation from a drug company products case to give you an general idea  of one of the steps I take in preparing for cross examination. This would represent part of a whole examination and would be part of the preparation. The actual cross examination could end up in outline…

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SOME BRIEF THOUGHTS ABOUT CROSS EXAMINATION

SOME BRIEF THOUGHTS ABOUT CROSS EXAMINATION

Good cross examination usually begins, not at trial, but with discovery.   This is particularly true in connection with depositions. Much of our cross examination resource involves our depositions. The mistake most lawyers make is that they are not thinking about the jury when they are deposing a witness, they are thinking about motions and the witness. Lawyers tend to think that the witness is the audience but in fact the real audience is a jury which has not yet been…

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