In a case we recently settled the plaintiff was working in an overhead bucket when he contacted a power line and was seriously injured. Here is the outline I was working on for jury selection. It will give you an idea of the general subjects I like to cover. In this case I intended to concede our client had been distracted and had some responsibility, but under Washington’s pure comparative negligence law the jury must compare that to the knowledge,…
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…
One of the websites I faithfully read is The Jury Expert http://www.astcweb.org/public/publication/. The articles are accurate and generally are consistent with my ideas regarding communication and trial. One of the more recent articles was by Charlotte A. Morris entitled "It’s Deja Vu All Over Again: More Thoughts aon Doing Effective Voir Dire." Her suggestedquestions on tort reform included some of the following: Q. When does it make sense to Sue? When does it not? What makes you feel that way?Q….