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5 Tips for Med Mal Expert Testimony from a Hot Seat Veteran

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As a presentation technology consultant, I have been sitting in the hot seat for almost 25 years. I average one trial a month with about 75% being medical malpractice (med mal) cases. I work with both plaintiff and defense...more

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Experts, Shoot Back at ‘Hired Gun’ Assumptions

Are jurors going to believe someone paid to come into the courtroom and deliver an opinion that supports the side who’s paying? While the jurors’ assent may not be as automatic as the experts and their clients hope it would...more

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Don’t Get Spanked (By Your Judge…If You Can Avoid It)

In one of the many classic scenes from “My Cousin Vinny,” the hapless defense attorney played by Joe Pesci, delivers his brief but to-the-point opening statement (“Yeah, everything that guy just said is bullshit… Thank...more

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Understand Anti-Corporate Bias: The Extent of the Bias and the Effect of Familiarity

It is well known that some people have it in for corporations, especially when these large companies find themselves on the defense side in a courtroom. Our own research has shown that a negative attitude is very common, with...more

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Account for Social Exclusion in Employment and Whistle-blower Cases

There is often something distinctive about the person bringing a case. Whether they are the victim in a discrimination or harassment case, a whistle-blower in an employment case, or a number of other case types, their act of...more

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