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THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CRY OF ALARM OVER “Nuclear Verdicts – Trends, Causes and Solutions”

THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CRY OF ALARM OVER “Nuclear Verdicts – Trends, Causes and Solutions”

In September 2022, the US Chamber of Commerce Institute for legal reform published a report entitled “Nuclear Verdicts – Trends, Causes and Solutions.” https://instituteforlegalreform.com/research/nuclear-verdicts-trends-causes-and-solutions/ It reported large verdicts it labeled  “Nuclear Verdicts” and the terrible consequences it warned would follow if not stopped. It is filled with false allegations and exaggerated claims of social and threats with false warnings of economic harm. However, the paper is worth reading in order to get a view of the recommended legislative and trial…

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RANDOM THOUGHTS ABOUT BETTER TRIAL STRATEGIES

RANDOM THOUGHTS ABOUT BETTER TRIAL STRATEGIES

. . I was privileged to be invited by Wyoming trial lawyer Gerry Spence to teach at the first Trial Lawyer College held in 1994 at the Thunderhead Ranch in DuBois, Wyoming. I taught there each summer for the next twenty years until my retirement from active law practice. Here are some notes of ideas from the July 2015 program which I believe still are relevant today. . Gerry Spence General Advice . If you are a genuine & real…

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       MEDICAL MALPRACTICE SUMMATION IDEAS

       MEDICAL MALPRACTICE SUMMATION IDEAS

.                            . Principles of Medicine . Here are some random ideas regarding argument points in a medical malpractice case for your consideration. 1.When a patient puts their life in hands of a doctor they have right to trust and rely upon getting the best care possible. . 2.When any question of human safety is involved, the policy ought to be: “if there is any doubt don’t take…

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