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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
JUST BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE LYRICS DOESN’T MEAN YOU CAN SING

JUST BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE LYRICS DOESN’T MEAN YOU CAN SING

Starting in 1945 in Nuremberg, Germany twenty two major Nazi leaders were tried for war crimes. Judges  from the Allied Powers – Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union and the United States presided. Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler, Wilhelm Burgdorf, Hans Krebs and Joseph Goebbels had all committed suicide in the spring of 1945 to avoid capture. When the trial ended in 1946 twelve prominent Nazis were sentenced to death. Hermann Goring was considered the most important of those on trial….

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UNDERSTANDING WHY JURORS WANT TO BLAME THE INJURED PLAINTIFF

UNDERSTANDING WHY JURORS WANT TO BLAME THE INJURED PLAINTIFF

Tom Wolfe, in his book The Right Stuff, described how military pilots reacted when a fellow pilot was killed during test flights. He wrote: “The other pilots shook their heads and said it was a damned shame, but he should have known better than to wait so long before lowering the flaps.” When another friend was killed after climbing and then diving straight into the bay, they said  “How could anybody fail to check his hose connections? And how could…

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MISCELLANEOUS IDEAS REGARDING MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES

MISCELLANEOUS IDEAS REGARDING MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES

Medical malpractice cases are some of the more difficult liability cases we are asked to handle for injured clients. In these cases, words and phrases can often be of particular importance. For example, statements that combine common sense with ideas of negligence are powerful: “Caution and double checking is a part of good medical care.” Another idea is when introducing a statement consider using rhetorical questions rather than statements. For example: Why are we here? What did the doctor do…

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