Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

Some thoughts about examinations at trial

March 10, 2010 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

Here are two unrelated suggestions. The first involves a case where there is a minor with serious injuries and the importance of calling the guardian as a witness so the jury is aware any recovery is protected for the minor under court supervision. The second is simply an outline for use on cross examination in malpractice case where abnormalities were not promptly acted upon. This is a one page outline of how one mightorganize the primary points you want to…

Women and the practice of law

March 7, 2010 Paul Luvera Comments 1 comment

I was reading about the struggle of women in a male dominated legal profession and came across a short collection of quotes I had collected.The struggle of women for equality in this country is not unlikea minority who has been subjected to discrimination by those in control. For example, if you have never read about women’s suffrage in the United States leading to the right to vote in 1920 you would be impressed with the courage and determination of the…

Impeachment on revising deposition testimony

February 27, 2010 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

I’d like to share an e-mail discussion among some plaintiff lawyers regarding the followingquestion: What do you all do when you get back the deposition corrections sheet from the defendant and find many "yes"s are changed to "no"s and visa versa, materially changing key evidentiary issues for which follow questions would have certainly been asked at the deposition had the defendant answered as appears on the correction sheet. Some responded with the recommendation oftaking a second deposition of the witness…