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Month: April 2025

GREAT TRIAL LAWYERS HAVE A “PEOPLE” FRAME OF MIND

GREAT TRIAL LAWYERS HAVE A “PEOPLE” FRAME OF MIND

Law school students are generally focused on achieving grades that they hope will ensure a position with a law firm after graduation. As a result, they approach the study of law intellectually. They learn legal principles and how to analyze issues legally in their studies. In addition, they verbalize their intellectual understanding in school. As a result of this background, when they begin the practice of law they approach trial from a legalistic viewpoint, over-try their cases, and generally talk…

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A $50 MILLION DOLLAR CUP OF TEA & THE $2 & 3 BILLION DOLLAR JURY VERDICTS

A $50 MILLION DOLLAR CUP OF TEA & THE $2 & 3 BILLION DOLLAR JURY VERDICTS

On February 8th this year, twenty-five-year-old delivery driver Michael Garcia pulled into a Starbucks drive-through in Southern Los Angeles and ordered three cups of hot tea. The Starbucks barista passed the order to him through the window in a cardboard drink carrier. The Starbucks security camera shows that within less than two seconds, an improperly secured cup in the tray with 180-degree tea toppled over into his lap, causing a second cup to do the same. The tea spill caused…

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