Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

. There is no single profile that is perfect for any juror in a medical malpractice case. However, there are some characteristics and attitudes that commonly are relevant factors in evaluating a potential juror in such case. What follows is a single page outline of a juror profile in such a case which will have some general application in evaluating potential jurors. It is from an actual trial, but obviously requires a good deal of revision to be applicable in…

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What is Comparative Negligence? Washington law, for many years, followed a strict contributory negligence rule that barred the plaintiff from recovering anything if contributory negligence to any degree was proven. Our law changed to one of comparative negligence as set out in RCW 4.22.005 “Effect of Contributory Fault” which provides: “In an action based on fault seeking to recover damages for injury or death to person or harm to property, any contributory fault chargeable to the claimant diminishes proportionately the…

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What follows are the PowerPoint slides of a talk I gave about trial persuasion and the impact of Covid. The slides are essentially self describing and present earlier jury research on the subject.