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Month: October 2007

Cross examination

Cross examination

Larry Pozner and Roger Dodd have written a book, Cross-Examination: Science and Techniques which is an excellent source for cross examination ideas. They recommend breaking the cross examination into individual topics which they call chapters. Each chapter is devoted to a particular subject or point. Each chapter should have a specific goal to establish a helpful fact or renew the theme of the case.What are the goals of cross examination? I believe the broad goals are to undermine your opponent’s…

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Issac newton and plaintiff trial lawyers.

Issac newton and plaintiff trial lawyers.

I assume all plaintiff’s trials lawyers are familiar with Newton’s three laws of motion and their significance in impact injury cases. They explain how people are injured and even offer a means of calculating the forces involved. For example in a rear end auto collision case, it may be possible for the expert to calculate the force of the impact and then translate that into an easily understood analogy such as "a 50 lb bag of potatoes striking the driver…

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Federal railroad administration&state premption

Federal railroad administration&state premption

The National Law Journal reports that the Federal Railroad Administration is attempting "an end run" around newly enacted federal law preserving to the states personal injury lawsuits against railroads. The focus is on a proposed railroad safety regulation which has a permeable that pre-empts "any state law, regulation or order, including state common law" relating to the operation of a locomotive as the lead unit on a passenger train. This language is in conflict with a law signed by George…

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