Trial Guides?

Standards of Care and the Jury | Tip of the Day 11/27/24 The tip of the day for November 27th, 2024, comes from Patrick Malone with Rick Friedman's book “ Winning Medical Malpractice Cases: With the Rules of the Road? Technique", available in print or eBook: https://lnkd.in/gdPJzx-K “In the malpractice arena, jurors do not merely decide private disputes between patients and their caregivers; they resolve difficult questions about what standards should exist for patient safety and how they should be enforced." #trialguides #tipoftheday #quoteoftheday #PatrickMalone #RickFriedman #rulesoftheroad #medicalmalpractice #triallawyer #trialstrategy #legaleducation #legalknowledge

Medical Malpractice Problem | Tip of the Day 11/26/24 The tip of the day for November 26th, 2024, comes from Tom Baker's book “The Medical Malpractice Myth", available in print: https://lnkd.in/gZxzeNVR “One very clear conclusion emerges from the research on medical malpractice and medical malpractice lawsuits: The real medical malpractice problem is medical malpractice. It is not pretty to say, but doctors and nurses make preventable mistakes that kill more people in the United States every year than workplace and automobile accidents combined." #trialguides #tipoftheday #quoteoftheday #TomBaker #medicalmalpracticemyth #medicalmalpractice #triallawyer #trialstrategy #legaleducation #legalknowledge

Repetition in Trial | Tip of the Day 11/25/24 The tip of the day for November 25th, 2024, comes from Paul Luvera & Lita Barnett Luvera's book “Luvera on Advocacy", available in print or eBook: https://lnkd.in/gKsm3aBw “Given the power of repetition, trial lawyers should be taking advantage of this psychological principle by repeating their cases' themes, significant issues, and compelling facts." #trialguides #tipoftheday #quoteoftheday #PaulLuvera #LitaBarnettLuvera #advocacy #triallawyer #trialstrategy #legaleducation #legalknowledge

Entitled Information in Medical Malpractice Cases | Tip of the Day 11/22/24 The tip of the day for November 22nd, 2024, comes from Michael Koskoff & Sean McElligott's book "The Medical Malpractice Trial", available in print or eBook: https://lnkd.in/g6RDpiBU “We argue in closing that gone are the days when we blindly trust doctors to do the right thing for our health care. We are entitled to know why the doctor treated the patient this way and whether it makes sense. We are entitled to be educated both as patients and as a jury." #trialguides #tipoftheday #quoteoftheday #MichaelKoskoff #SeanMcElligott #medicalmalpracticetrial #medicalmalpractice #triallawyer #trialstrategy #legaleducation #legalknowledge

Ego in Trial | Tip of the Day 11/21/24 The tip of the day for November 21st, 2024, comes from Rick Friedman's book "The Way of the Trial Lawyer: Beyond Technique", available in print, eBook, and audiobook: https://lnkd.in/gWCWvbwb “Simply stated, A strong ego enjoys being fed, but doesn't need to be fed. A strong ego can choose the place and time to be fed; a hungry ego is at all times trying to get fed. A hungry ego, trying to get fed during trial, is a big liability for the trial lawyer." #trialguides #tipoftheday #quoteoftheday #RickFriedman #wayofthetriallawyer #triallawyer #trialstrategy #legaleducation #legalknowledge

Define and Revisit Your Rules | Tip of the Day 11/20/24 The tip of the day for November 20th, 2024, comes from Rick Friedman & Patrick Malone's book "Rules of the Road: A Plaintiff Lawyer’s Guide to Proving Liability", available in print, eBook, and audiobook: https://lnkd.in/gWCWvbwb “Don’t let the defense define what the case is about, or every tiny dispute will become overblown, and the key concessions and admissions will be lost. If your key Rules have stood unscathed through the trial, you must... point out those great big trees looming overhead, lest they got lost... It may not take long, but it is an essential ingredient of your closing." #trialguides #tipoftheday #quoteoftheday #RickFriedman #PatrickMalone #rulesoftheroad #trialstrategy #legaleducation #legalknowledge #triallawyer

The Role of Storytelling in Presenting Your Case | Tip of the Day 11/19/24 The tip of the day for November 19th, 2024, comes from Eric Oliver's video lecture "The Persuasion Edge?", available to watch on demand: https://lnkd.in/gS2GzU8B “It's not so much what you say, but how you say it. However, all the distractions of developing a case can make you forget that how a case story is delivered to the living, breathing decision maker is what will make or break all your preparation." #trialguides #tipoftheday #quoteoftheday #EricOliver #PersuasionEdge #trialstrategy #legaleducation #legalknowledge #triallawyer

Angering Jurors at the Defendant | Tip of the Day 11/18/24 The tip of the day for November 18th, 2024, comes from the book “David Ball on Damages 3", available in print, eBook, or audiobook: https://lnkd.in/gStqvwGN “To anger the jurors at the defendant, don't show your own anger. And don't tell jurors what to think and feel. Instead, show the facts that got you angry." #trialguides #tipoftheday #quoteoftheday #DavidBall #Damages3 #Damages #trialstrategy #legaleducation #legalknowledge #triallawyer

Overcome Fear in the Courtroom | Tip of the Day 11/15/24 The tip of the day for November 15th, 2024, comes from Sari de la Motte’s book "From Hostage to Hero: Captivate the Jury by Setting Them Free", available in print or eBook: https://lnkd.in/gWB-xrG7 “But fear is deadly. I's what's holding you back, and until you conquer it, you'll never be able to help jurors move from hostage to hero. To win over the jury you must first free yourself." #trialguides #tipoftheday #quoteoftheday #SaridelaMotte #HostagetoHero #trialstrategy #legaleducation #legalknowledge #triallawyer

Example Questions in Car Crash Cases | Tip of the Day 11/14/24 The tip of the day for November 14th, 2024, comes from Edward Capozzi’s book “The Domino Theory", available in print or eBook: https://lnkd.in/gf_rHg4b “When I question the defendant on the lack of property damage to the plaintiff's vehicle, I ask him if he would put his hand in between the two cars at the moment of impact, Naturally, they always decline. The next question I ask is, because your hand would be crushed, correct?" Naturally, the car can be minimally damaged, and the human body can be horribly injured." #trialguides #tipoftheday #quoteoftheday #EdwardCapozzi #DominoTheory #trialstrategy #legaleducation #legalknowledge #triallawyer