ABSENCE
There may be a delay in new posts to this site while I undergo a repeat knee replacement surgery in early October. Be patient, I’ll keep the site alive when I am able
WHAT TO DO ABOUT BIAS AGAINST YOUR CASE ON VOIR DIRE
What do you do when you encounter a jury pool where you get a lot of negative responses to your case? Do you try to establish grounds for a challenge for cause and try to get rid of them? If that is your approach you will find in most cases you are fighting a losing battle. When you try to correct the threat of negative responses with challenges for cause it is like trying to hold back the tide. In many cases you have…
WHEN A MEDICAL EXPERT IS CAUGHT CHANGING THE RECORDS
Have you ever caught a witness in a significant lie and you can prove it? In one of my cases the defendant doctor had revised his office records on important issues. He lied on his initial deposition about having done it. Then through other circumstances and with the assistance of a document expert we established the records had been added to and revised. The issue was what do you ask him either at trial or on second deposition? Here are some ideas…