Do you tell the jury how much you want at the start of the trial or wait for argument?
Recently there was an email discussion among good plaintiff lawyer about whether you tell the jury how much you are asking in jury selection or wait until final argument. Some cited David Ball and said they tell the jury how much they are asking for and some said they are concerned about doing that. Here was my response. It’s an important question and there is no solid agreement in spite of Ball’s suggestion. My approach is this. In a lot of…