Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

Issac newton and plaintiff trial lawyers.

October 13, 2007 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

I assume all plaintiff’s trials lawyers are familiar with Newton’s three laws of motion and their significance in impact injury cases. They explain how people are injured and even offer a means of calculating the forces involved. For example in a rear end auto collision case, it may be possible for the expert to calculate the force of the impact and then translate that into an easily understood analogy such as "a 50 lb bag of potatoes striking the driver…

Federal railroad administration&state premption

October 8, 2007 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

The National Law Journal reports that the Federal Railroad Administration is attempting "an end run" around newly enacted federal law preserving to the states personal injury lawsuits against railroads. The focus is on a proposed railroad safety regulation which has a permeable that pre-empts "any state law, regulation or order, including state common law" relating to the operation of a locomotive as the lead unit on a passenger train. This language is in conflict with a law signed by George…

Shakespeare’s advice about overtrying lawsuits

October 8, 2007 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

One of the most common problems of trial lawyers is their tendency to over try their cases. Too many witnesses, too many exhibits, too lengthy examinations, especially over doing cross examination. It’s because they haven’t fully thought out the three main points of their case and are uncertain about which facts or exhibits are more significant then others so they just put it all into the case. The result is a turned off and bored jury. Let’s remember the wisdom…