You’ll know a typical car accident by what comes next; outpouring emotion from both parties in which both sides claim it wasn’t their fault and they meant no harm, but yet and still, the accident has occurred. From this point, police and various third-party inquirers will come and conduct an ongoing investigation to take in […]
A “wrongful death” occurs when a person is killed due to the negligence or misconduct of another individual, company or entity. Under the common law the death of the wrongdoer caused an abatement of any cause of action in tort against him. Therefore, generally, in the absence of a statute expressly so providing, the […]
This article/blog was written for my, Eric Roy’s, own benefit. Most of these concepts come from trial consultant David Ball. His thoughts and ideas are rather ingenious. I get a lot of my information from trial lawyer Don Keenan as well, who is also terrific. Of course there are many other excellent trial lawyers […]
Trial preparation is a long and tedious process. By the time we complete preparing our cross examinations, direct examinations, opening and closing arguments we often forget to take the time to thoroughly prepare our witnesses. However, if you have a big case and you will be putting your client on the stand you definitely […]
Whiplash refers to an injury to the neck muscles and muscle attachments such as ligaments and possibly the disks that separate the vertebrates of the spine. Whiplash commonly results from a rear end vehicle collision. This collision results in a rapid forward acceleration of the body and neck while the head remains in place. […]
As I’ve stated before, jury selection is of tremendous importance in plaintiff’s personal injury trial work. Don’t neglect this task or wait until the final evening of trial to prepare your voir dire. That being said, we need to have an eye for what to look for if we are going to spot positive […]
