Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

Americans don’t trust corporations

November 22, 2007 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

In July of this year, Peter Hart Research & Associations published survey findings. The results are of interest to t rial lawyes. The survey found: Americans are deeply worried about the nation’s future and corporate misconduct is a major source. They see corporate misconduct as a central problem in the U.S. Americans believe hcorporations put the bottom line ahead of fairness for consumers and employees Americans believe corporate misconduct is a much more serious national problem than lawsuit abuse The…

The power of metaphors and framing

November 14, 2007 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

We’ve talked about the power of metaphors in this blog before. We’ve noted the power of metaphors and how we frame our points or issues we are dealing with. Karl Rove and Frank Luntz for the Republican administration have been masterful in their skill in doing this forthe Bush administration. Complex issues are expressed in short metaphors by politicians.A good example of this is intoday’s Seattle PI whereGeorge Bush uses a powerful example. He was attacking Democrats for taxes and…

Cross examination

October 21, 2007 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

Larry Pozner and Roger Dodd have written a book, Cross-Examination: Science and Techniques which is an excellent source for cross examination ideas. They recommend breaking the cross examination into individual topics which they call chapters. Each chapter is devoted to a particular subject or point. Each chapter should have a specific goal to establish a helpful fact or renew the theme of the case.What are the goals of cross examination? I believe the broad goals are to undermine your opponent’s…