. . I was privileged to be invited by Wyoming trial lawyer Gerry Spence to teach at the first Trial Lawyer College held in 1994 at the Thunderhead Ranch in DuBois, Wyoming. I taught there each summer for the next twenty years until my retirement from active law practice. Here are some notes of ideas from the July 2015 program which I believe still are relevant today. . Gerry Spence General Advice . If you are a genuine & real…
. . Principles of Medicine . Here are some random ideas regarding argument points in a medical malpractice case for your consideration. 1.When a patient puts their life in hands of a doctor they have right to trust and rely upon getting the best care possible. . 2.When any question of human safety is involved, the policy ought to be: “if there is any doubt don’t take…
Too often plaintiff lawyers totally focus on liability in evaluating and trial of their case. But, often the most vulnerable part of the case is connecting liability to the fault of the defendant. The defense very often relies on lack of causation as the main defense issue. This is particularly true in medical negligence cases and major damage cases. In fact, some plaintiff lawyers believe in offering proof of causation as the first evidence they present in their case, before…