Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

“I’m not an economist and we all know economists were created to make weather forecasters look good.” Robert Murdoch In cases with significant economic loss, we decide that we need an expert in economics to project the future economic loss for the jury. It is not error to refuse to instruct the jury to discount future medical expenses and lost earning capacity to present cash value if no evidence is introduced as to the proper interest rate or mathematical formula….

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Trial lawyers should always strive for clear and understandable communications when dealing with juries. However, we are now in a crisis involving politics and medical pandemic. During periods of crises like this, people are distracted by the fears and challenges created. They have trouble processing information. That is due to the large amount of communications they receive about these problems on a frequent basis. We trial lawyers should keep this in mind regarding our trial presentations. We need to be…

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It’s a good practice to let your retained experts know your office policy or practices when you retain them. Here’s a very basic preliminary outline of such policies: 1.         Expert Reports. Please DO NOT send us any written expert reports unless we specifically request them. Our normal communication will be by phone call or personal meeting. We often need written reports at different stages of the trial   preparation, but it=s important that you wait for us to request written reports…

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