A great trial lawyer in California has a case he is trying involving a death action. His deceased was a very wealthy man with a classic car collection and many other expensive things. He had earned his money t he old fashioned way, by hard work. While riding his bike, a 87 year old driver hit him and killed him. The issue was whether the plaintiff’s lawyer should attempt to exclude the evidence of wealth or not. Several of his…
You will recall my post about a trial in which the lawyers were at each other’s throats. I made the point jurors don’t like it and discussed some ideas for handling the obnoxious lawyer. I’m told the defense continued to obstruct the plaintiff’s case with continuous objections as well as various attacks coupled with a take no prisoners approach to the defense of the case. In addition, it was a fireman who was injured and under WA law all of…
I previously posted some thoughts about the harmful impression created on the jury by lawyers bickering and fighting with each other in an out of control court room. While listening to public radio in my car http://www.goodradio.org/ I heard a broadcast about being a peaceful parent in raising children. The goal that was discussed was not to harm a child in their mind, heart or body. To raise a child without doing physical harm by any violence towards the child,…