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Month: May 2007

Challenging the defense expert who claims your client is a malingerer

Challenging the defense expert who claims your client is a malingerer

Lawyers USA in its May 7, 2007 issue has an excellent article about a plaintiff trial lawyer Dorothy Clay Sims in Florida and her tactics in dealing with medical experts who claim her plaintiff’s are malingerer’s. I highly recommend reading the article. She has even created a company to help lawyers in this regard called MDinnaBOX.com. They provide medical expert consultation with doctors in New Delhi at reasonable rates. These doctors are available to "listen in" to a deposition through…

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Free trial tips on the internet

Free trial tips on the internet

There are free website on the internet that offer helpful advice on trial tactics. One site that offers free e-mails that I subscribe to and read is Trial Tips Newsletter by Elliott Wilcox at www.trialtheater.com. I like the simplicity of his suggestions like a recent issue when he advised making sure the jurors could hear, see and read what was being offered during trial.He suggested cupping one’s ear and looking at jurors for non verbal confirmation they could all hear….

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Some basics about jury selection

Some basics about jury selection

Honor the zone of privacy A "zone of privacy" is the distance between two people in communication where one feels comfortable. Studies have shown that different cultures have different zones of privacy. This depends upon how well the parties know one another. In some cultures, one has to be very close and even touching in some manner to have a comfortable communication. In other cultures the distance may be as much as three feet when first meeting and invasion of…

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