As lawyers preparing for trial we naturally form biases. As plaintiff’s lawyers these biases are usually in favor of our client. We get to know our clients’ on a personal level and we thus view our client and what our client says in a light which may differ from that of the jurors who […]
Tales of Police Officers run amok abound as do the civil consequences of such behavior. State civil and federal courts regularly here matters such as where a Plaintiff seeks to hold the local or state government liable for the brutality of its law enforcement arm. Liability in these cases is fairly straightforward; that is, […]
What happens when a company employee physically assaults and injures a customer while that customer is on the company’s premises, such as in a store? The first consideration is for what purpose that customer is on the company’s premises? Is the customer shopping? Is he trespassing? Obviously, the business in question has a higher […]
Direct examination is our opportunity to present our favorable witnesses to the jury. When we conduct this direct examination we should have more than a superficial understanding of our client’s plight. In order for us to ask the right questions we need to know the true gravity of harm in which our client endured. […]
Personal Injury victims often wonder when they should call a lawyer after an accident. It is always better to speak with a lawyer sooner rather than later because most cases need immediate action, such as witness statements. When victims do not contact a lawyer right away, mistakes happen. You gave a recorded statement Most […]
As trial lawyers, we may take for granted the considerations jurors account for in rendering their verdicts. Often times in plaintiff’s jury trials little to no attention is placed on educating jurors as to what they should or should not consider in formulating a plaintiff’s award. To that end we as attorneys need to […]
