Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

Here a few more points to add to my last post on the general subject of safety. These came from a case where the surgeon encountered a problem using a product during surgery. The manufacturer had specific safety instructions about this problem. The surgeon decided not to follow the manufacturer’s safety instructions and decided to go ahead with the surgery anyway resulting in serious harm to the patient: So these are a few of the safety points I had in my cross…

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We;ve been in Europe and in fact we leave tomorrow, so I’ve been behind in posting to this site. Here’s a simple outline intended for cross examination about safety. This is from one of my past cases ihvolving an injury at a refinjery. Warning-safety cross examination general outline eliminating or minimizing risk of serious injury or death 1. True that texaco should hold paramount the safety and health of it’s workers?2. Agree with the proposition thatany risk of serious bodily…

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I feel that the collateral information about an expert which indicates bias is more important in cross examination then the issue involved. If you can show a lack of credibility then the opinions of the expert have little weight with the jury. Here’s a simple check list of reminders to ask at the time of the deposition for you to consider ADVERTISING FOR WORK How became involved in this case Does advertising for work Belongs to expert witness group Any past…

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