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Author: Paul Luvera

Luvera practiced plaintiff law 55 years. He is past President of the Inner Circle of Advocates & Washington State Trial Lawyers Association. Member ABOTA, American College of Trial Lawyers, International Academy, International Society of Barristers and the American Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame. Book Luvera on Advocacy available at Trial Guides Publishing Email paul@luvera.org
HANDLING CRUISE SHIP PASSENGER INJURY CASES & THE SMALL PRINT

HANDLING CRUISE SHIP PASSENGER INJURY CASES & THE SMALL PRINT

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It is really easy to commit malpractice when handling cruise ship injury cases. That’s because the law allows the cruise ship industry to insert contractual limitations in their ticket language. When you read the small print of the twelve pages that accompany the ticket you realize what a legal minefield it is and it’s all legal.  If you accept one of these cases you better be prepared for the fine print provisions. There is an excellent article in the Summer…

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SUGGESTIONS ABOUT JURY SELECTION

SUGGESTIONS ABOUT JURY SELECTION

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Here are a few ideas about jury selection for you to consider. Perhaps something here will be helpful to you. PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS After the court has questioned and excused jurors, figure out how many of the panel you should concentrate on. Do that by counting.  Count them by including the basic twelve jurors, the number of alternates allowed, then add the number of excuses allowed by the court to all sides, add an arbitrary number for possible excuses for cause and…

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THE LATEST FAD – AUTHENTICITY

THE LATEST FAD – AUTHENTICITY

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The Sunday New York Times had an article by Stephanie Rosenbloom titled “Authentic? Get Real.”  In it she discusses the recent interest in “being authentic.” She quotes presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann as saying “I think what people see in me is that I’m a real person. I’m authentic.”  She says Anderson Cooper in discussing his new television program said “I’ve always tried to just be authentic and real.” She notes that marketers and social networking coaches are preaching that to…

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