DEALING WITH “THE BLAME GAME” AT TRIAL
What is the most common defense we find in our cases? It is to blame someone or something else. It might be an “empty chair” defendant or another party or more often, the plaintiff himself or herself. Dealing with evasion of personal responsibility is one of the things we need to learn to deal with in representing our clients. Let’s look at the reality of the situation. We don’t have to look very far for numerous examples of the reluctance…