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Credibility
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Cordell Parvin Blog
Social Media: One Tool to Become More Visible and Credible
Last week I wrote: Young Lawyers: Are You Kicking ...? It was a popular post and several people commented on Twitter and on LinkedIn. In this post I want to…
Resolving Discovery Disputes
Impeaching the Expert Witness
The case specifics may provide an opportunity to impeach a witness. This usually arises when a witness (expert or lay witness) has a financial interest in an aspect of the…
EvidenceProf Blog
It’s Harmless: Court Of Appeals Of Utah Finds Bolstering By Grandmother Harmless In Sexual Assault Appeal
By Colin Miller
It is well established that the credibility of a witness is a question solely for the jury's determination. This is a large part of the reason why polygraph results are inadmissible.…
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By Patrick Lamb
It seems like every day that I am forced to listen to a radio spot in which Otis Wilson, "linebacker for your Super Bowl champs," tells me that he hired…
The CPA Desk
PKF Texas – Entrepreneur’s Playbook®: Your Greatest Asset
By Greg Price
Note: Running Fridays in FromGregsHead.com, is a continuing series of tips brought to you by Greg Price. These run Saturday mornings during the BusinessMaker’s Radio Show on KPRC 950AM. Audio files can be found on…
Legal Marketing Blog
Use Negatives to Increase Credibility
By Tom Kane
I’ve been talking with various moving companies recently due to an upcoming move to North Carolina. One company, which I found on Angie’s List, this week provided me with copies…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Ninth Circuit Credibility Decision
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed an adverse credibility finding by the immigration judge in an asylum case: "The IJ articulated six reasons for finding Chawla not credible,…
EvidenceProf Blog
The (Un)Truth of the Matter: Court Of Appeals Of Texas Ostensibly Broadly Defines “Untruthful” Under Rule 608
By Colin Miller
Like its federal counterpart, Texas Rule of Evidence 608(a) provides that:The credibility of a witness may be attacked or supported by evidence in the form of opinion or reputation, but subject to…
EvidenceProf Blog
Trust Me: Supreme Court Of Appeals Of West Virginia Reverses Murder Conviction Based Upon Expert Opinion Testimony On Credibility
By Colin Miller
A man is on trial for first degree murder and felony conspiracy, and the primary witnesses against him are a police corporal and another corporal's girlfriend. Defense counsel cross-examines these…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
In assessing a proof of loss claim the court must assess the credibility of the insured.
The appeal by an Insurer from judgement requiring it to pay a claim by the Insured in the amount of $4,534,345 in losses associated with fire damage was allowed in…