I had a total knee joint revision in Scottsdale on June 8th and have been out of contact with the world really. After two weeks I’m starting to get back and in another week or two hope I’ll be able to keep this current. Right now, I’m not able to contribute as I’d like to. In the meantime take a look at a trial going on in Flordia. The plaintiff’s lawyer is Steve Yerrid, one of the nation’s great plaintiff…
Have you ever thought about the fundamdentals of safety as a cross examination area in the right case? Sometimes the simple safety standards can be the best cross examination for a particular witness. Especially one that wants to argue about the obvious. Here is an excerpt from part of such an cross exam to give you an idea of what I mean. ELIMINATING OR MINIMIZING RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH1. TRUE THAT TEXACO SHOULD HOLD PARAMOUNT THE SAFETY AND…
Sheryl Gay Stolberg wrote in last Sunday’s New York Times about the Congressional hearings involving appointee Elizabeth Warren to head up the consumer protection agency. Warren is a Harvard law professor who exhibited a lot more courage then any other recent appointees by not taking bullying from Republican committee members and member Patrick McHenry a North Carolina Republican, in particular. The Republican committee members had already made it clear they had no intention of voting in her favor. When McHenry continued…