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Chicago IP Litigation
IP Legal News
Here are several blog posts that are worth your time on this Monday morning: * At Deliberations, Anne Reed warns of six mistakes that can derail voir dire -- click…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Video Clips of Chancery Court Trial in Olson v. Halvorsen
Olson v. Halvorsen is a Chancery Court case which is being tried before Vice Chancellor Lamb. Two video/audio clips of parts of the recent first week of the trial are…
Legal Writing Prof Blog
Another great McElhaney column: “Stop Sounding like a Lawyer: Plain Language Works Best.”
By legalwriting
If you aren't already familiar with him, Professor James McElhaney authors a great monthly column on trial practice in the ABA Journal. Often focusing on effective communication skills, this month's…
Chicago IP Litigation
The Experts Look at Improving Voir Dire
Anne Reed has an excellent post at her Deliberations blog about improving the voir dire system based upon Judge Mize's and Center for Jury Studies director Paula Hannaford-Agor's new paper,…
Litigation & Trial
Trial!
Jury picked on Friday, opening statements Monday, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. Expected to last one week, so posting will be light.
Personal Injury
Use of video depositions at trial
By Ken Shigley
Ron Miller has a good post on the Trial Lawyer Resource Center blog on "Should Your Bring Your Expert Witnesses Live to Trial?" He makes a number of good points,…
Drug & Device Law
The Vanishing Trial
By Bexis
Most civil cases don't go to trial. And that's "most" as in something like 95 to 98 percent. It follows that most litigators don't try cases. We've seen reports in…
Deliberations
Jury Notes From Elsewhere, September 14
Jury wisdom from other people in the last couple of weeks includes: 1. You're always in front of the jury. J.D. Hull of What About Clients? tells a cautionary tale…
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Trial Lawyers – sharks, wolves or sheep dogs?
By Ken Shigley
I found a painting by Jeff Leedy a few years ago in an art gallery in Sausalito titled "Counsel Approaching the Bench," with two shark fins cutting through the courtroom…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Withdrawing from a Trial, Prejudice to Defendant
This case illustrates withdrawal by a defense attorney in a civil litigation, and how the court wrongfully directed that the case go on to trial without a short adjournment for defendant…