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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
A verdict for justice

A verdict for justice

After 5 weeks of trial and 4 days of deliberations the jury came in with a verdict for our clients of $40,100,000. The multi-million dollar verdict was not only fair but reasonable in this very important medical device malfunction case. The jury did a careful job of studying all the evidence and arriving at a just verdict.

I’m still alive, but just barely

I’m still alive, but just barely

I should have posted earlier the reason for the long dry period of no comments in this blog. We are starting our 4th week of trial in a products injury case and I just don’t have the time to contribute right now. The case involves a medical device that malfunctioned and destroyed a man’s hear during by pass surgery requiring a heart transplant. When the trial is over I’ll share some observations. Right now I’m a little occupied so stay…

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Forgeting you and becoming real

Forgeting you and becoming real

When I graduated from Anacortes high school in 1953 I thought I was a great athlete since I had been given a basketball and football scholarship at the University of Washington. At six feet two inches I had played center and was proud of scoring ten or so points in a game. Fifteen points was a big night. Total scores of our games were in the forties. As you might guess, today I wouldn’t even be allowed to sit on…

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