There are general concepts that apply to most if not all product cases. Here are some suggestionsthat can be revised to fit a particular case. The first section is based on the ideas of well known products liability lawyer Harry Philo. These ideas of Mr. Philo are so universal they can be applied to any case including medical malpractice. When you takea basic idea like this it can be used in so many different ways. See David Ball’s publications for…
Eric Oliver is a nationally known trial consultant and communications expert. He has lectured and written extensively. His company publishes a newsletter I look forward to receiving: http://www.eric-oliver.com/publications.html His latest book is entitled Persuasive Communication and is available from Trial Guides publications: http://www.trialguides.com/ I’ve known Eric for many years and worked with him on cases. Over the years I’ve saved some thoughts of Eric and here are my interpretations of them. I don’t claim they accurately reflect what Eric taught…
I can’t remember if I have published thistrial checklist before, but I’mposting it again anyway. The purpose of this checklist isto have a very simple outline for preparing a non major case. My commentsare added for explanation. This is to serve as an example for you to use in creating your own checklist. TRIAL CHECKLIST CASE TITLE: (The case of too little, too late) CASE THEME: (An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure) FAULT 1. (Ignored the…