I was asked for advice about a new lawyer who would like to be a great plaintiff’s trial lawyer. In addition to providing articles and advice, I thought the ideas of my late friend Gerry Spence would be helpful as well. I didn’t find any examples of his actually giving that advice to an individual, so what follows is what I think he might have advised. This is an outline version of what he taught, written in his voice and…
Washington Pattern Jury Instruction 105.08 A physician is not liable for selecting one of two or more alternative courses of treatment if in arriving at the judgment to follow a particular course of treatment, the physician exercised reasonable care and skill within the standard of care the physician was obligated to follow. This instruction should be eliminated as a biased statement in favor of a defendant doctor. It is difficult to deal with but here are some suggested idea for…
The subject of illegal and undocumented immigrants has become a red flag politically in politics as well as culturally. Sitting next to me is Paramjit Singh and his wife, Harmeet. They have brought this lawsuit. Please would you take a good look at both of these good people? He is wearing a religious turban, and his wife is dressed in the traditional wear of someone who is a member of the Sikh religion. (1) Do any of you know anyone…