Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

. . . There are a variety of ways to argue damages. Here is an example from a final argument I made in a child birth injury malpractice case in 1999. Joel Cunningham, my partner, and I tried the case together. The case involved brain injury to a child, Bryce Kirkland, delivered by C-section in Boise, Idaho. At the time of trial, the family lived in Montana. The cause was negligent delay in performing the C -section. It was undisputed…

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Each injury damage case calls for an individual final summation that applies to that case. Experience has shown creating a basic outline for summation of these cases makes the creation of a an argument for a specific case easier. It also mitigates against forgetting an issue. It can act as a sort of checklist. There are many styles of making argument in damages cases and it is a good idea to create a basic outline file for every approach you…

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Defense firms and insurance companies employ people to secretly follow and observe our clients attempting to demonstrate they aren’t hurt as badly as claimed. Their goal is to show fraudulent claims. This is done more frequently in major cases, but it happens in “ordinary” ones as well. Here is an outline of a deposition from an actual case involving client. It will give you a general framework to create a better outline for your case.. (FRAME AS: “tailing, stakeout, spying,…

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