Using Defense Witnesses to Prove Damages
In this excerpt from Damages Evolving, trial lawyers Nicholas Rowley and Courtney Rowley discuss how to use defense witnesses during cross-examination to advance your damages case.
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Trial Guides Founder Aaron DeShaw Wins $77.5M Verdict in Amputation Case
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Trial Guides is announcing a new customer success story for one of the largest personal injury verdicts of 2023. Trial Guides Founder Aaron DeShaw has obtained a $77.5 million verdict in a recent amputation...
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Deeper Cuts Book Review
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Reviewed by Ezra Smith Originally published in the Spring 2022 issue of ATLA Docket, a quarterly publication from the Arkansas Trial Lawyer Association. Deeper Cuts is broken down into five sections. Part One:...
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$91 Million Verdict on $25k Offer
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A verdict from Eric Fong, Port Orchard, Washington A man named Will walks into a convenience store for a Gatorade. Unbeknownst to him, the store is being robbed. A another...
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Trial Guides Author Rick Friedman Obtains $185 Million Jury VerdictTrial Guides Author Rick Friedman Obtains $185 Million Jury Verdict
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10 Tips on Conducting a Winning Cross Examination10 Tips on Conducting a Winning Cross Examination
What you learned in law school and most CLEs about cross examination won't help you much because much of what is taught is long outdated, ineffective, and potentially dangerous for...
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$9.5 Million Verdict after Two Day Trial with Limited Voir Dire & Opening$9.5 Million Verdict after Two Day Trial with Limited Voir Dire & Opening
A $9.5 million judgment was awarded on April 23, in a wrongful death case in Hampden County, Massachusetts. The trial team consisted of Nicholas Rowley and Benjamin Novotny of Trial...
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Calling the Defense Expert's BluffCalling the Defense Expert's Bluff
In "Polarizing the Case: Exposing & Defeating the Malingering Myth," Friedman provides what he calls "a guidebook for wrapping the malingering defense around the defense lawyer's neck and strangling him...
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Settle Your Case with Advance DepositionsSettle Your Case with Advance Depositions
With over 99% of civil legal cases settling before jury verdict, Trial Guides asked some of its authors to comment about how their book can be used not just in...
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Becoming a Trial Lawyer: Forget Playing it SafeBecoming a Trial Lawyer: Forget Playing it Safe
The way to play it safe in law school was to raise and explain every possible issue. If five arguments supported a particular result, you had better discuss them all....
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Becoming a Trial Lawyer: Trying your First Case
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Trial lawyers have no established standards for determining when someone is ready to try a case. As you wrestle with the question of whether you are ready, remember that this...
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Becoming a Trial Lawyer: Beyond Technique
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Lawyers with nearly flawless technique can lose case after case, while lawyers who appear clumsy and bumbling can win repeatedly. To be a good trial lawyer, be willing and able...
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$13.3 Million Verdict During COVID-19 Using From Hostage to Hero
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Plaintiffs’ attorney Chris Madeksho shared with us strategies from From Hostage to Hero that he used to win the case: Sari’s book helped me organize my voir dire so that...
