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Month: June 2013

I HOPE YOU NEVER GET COMFORTABLE ABOUT LOSING A CASE

I HOPE YOU NEVER GET COMFORTABLE ABOUT LOSING A CASE

(I leave today  on an Alaska cruise out of Seattle with my wife Lita and all of the children, spouses and grandchildren  – some forty people. When I return I start a lengthy jury trial so there may be some time without my positing in this blog. Thanks for reading it) I  think we need to protect against becoming too comfortable with losing. It should always be painful and so painful you want to want  to learn how  to avoid …

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PRODUCTS LIABILITY CASE IDEAS

PRODUCTS LIABILITY CASE IDEAS

Here is a rough “flow of consciousness” outline of thoughts about a drug device product case. I find it helpful to outline ideas picked up from focus studies, reading and just thinking about the case which I then narrow down and refine to useable themes, cross examination ideas and trial approaches to trial. Maybe something here will trigger ideas in your case. CONCEPTS Any risk of serious injury or death is unacceptable if reasonable prevention methods would eliminate or minimize the…

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A SIMPLE ATTORNEY DEPOSITION PREPRATION CHECKLIST

A SIMPLE ATTORNEY DEPOSITION PREPRATION CHECKLIST

We all know how to take depositions, but sometimes  we forget the basics  because we think we don’t have to prepare. Here’s a very simple outline of things to consider before you take a deposition.  It’s a reminder of what we should consider before we depose someone. PRELIMINARY PREPARATION  1. MAKE COPIES  OF THE CIVIL RULE: The Civil Rules relating to deposition discovery have provisions governing conduct and objections that are permissible during a deposition. With some defense counsel it may…

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