Don Keenan has been my friend for 25 years. We are both past presidents of the inner circle of advocates, one of the nations most prestigious plaintiff trial organizations. We have also shared a lot of ideas about plaintiff trial work. I listen to what he has to say. One of the reasons that I have placed on lot of credibility in Don is he has always been on the cutting edge of communication and persuasion. Like me, he has a…
I have written in this blog on many occasions about the scientific research that the motive and reasons behind the conduct which caused the injury to your client is far more important than the facts about the negligent conduct. Proving the negligence is not the same thing as going behind the conduct and proving why the conduct took place. The doctor in a hurry is not the same case as the doctor failed to meet the standard of care in doing surgery….
In 1981 in the American Journal of Nursing published an article by Voltaire Cousteau he titled: “How to Swim with the sharks: A primer.” The author died in Paris in 1812. Apparently he was an ancestor of the modern Cousteau and this article was written for the benefit of sponge divers. It was previously translated from French and reprinted in 1973 in a medical journal. While it was written for a different audience I kept it because it seemed to…