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OBJECTIONS – A GOOD IDEA OR NOT?

OBJECTIONS – A GOOD IDEA OR NOT?

I’ve written before about making objections at trial. http//plaintifftrial lawyer tips.com/should-you-object-or-not It is not a simple subject. My inclination is to avoid making objections even when I could except when it is truly called for. We know that an objection calls attention to the subject involved so some thought about what to object to is important. On the other hand jurors have watched enough television that they expect the lawyer to object. I don’t think objections in general are a problem…

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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT MEMORANDUM

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT MEMORANDUM

It didn’t take me many mediations or settlement conferences to figure out that if I didn’t get  it in writing when the deal was made there would be problems. Call it buyers remorse or just lawyers being lawyers  there would be proposed revisions and issues raised we never discussed or had already resolved. If you allowed the other side or the mediator  to try to put the deal in writing it took too long and it opened the door to…

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HE’S BACK!

HE’S BACK!

Well, after seven weeks the case finally went to the jury and after  a day and a half of jury deliberations we had a verdict. I’ve neglected this blog due to the trial for too long, but I’m ready to report back to you. Here’s my report. The verdict wasn’t a bell ringer, but it was unusual in that the injured client was never deposed or in the  courtroom and was seen on only a few minutes of video during trial. The case involved…

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