Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF AN APOLOGY

July 21, 2015 Paul Luvera Comments 2 comments

I was recently sent an article about the effect of apology by a journalist from the BBC which was interesting. The failure to make an apology has as serious consequences as making one does. For example, a bad, or delayed or non apology can cause a great deal of harm. I think the biggest violators of basic correct apology are politicians and corporations. After all, their attitude is “being powerful means never saying you are sorry” and many operate on the proposition…

JURORS AND DAMAGE APPRAISALS

July 11, 2015 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

One of the better blogs relating to trial issues is The Persuasive Litigator: http://www.persuasivelitigator.com/ Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm recently wrote about jurors and their calculations regarding civil damages in this blog. He notes that a recent study demonstrated that people on the jury generally move from a story, to a general sense of damages and then to a specific number. It has already been rather well established that offering a number, acting as a psychological anchor, plays an important role in their arriving…

ADVICE FROM THE SON OF A LAWYER & THOUGHTS ABOUT EXPERT WITNESSES

July 5, 2015 Paul Luvera Comments 0 Comment

I have a two unrelated subjects I’d like to discuss with you today. One is helpful advice from a non lawyer which we can benefit from and the other some thoughts about advice for your expert witnesses. Regarding the first, Sunday’s NY Times has an interview with Jake Wobbrock who is the founding CEO of AnswerDash. It is a service that can be downloaded to a website to create answers to customers questions. Jake is professor at the U of…