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Opening Statement of the Week: D'Lesli Davis in Alsabagh v. Takeda

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 27, 2014 10:41:00 AM


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Topics: Products Liability, Pharmaceutical, Opening Statement of the Week, Trial Techniques, CVN National, Allen Alsabagh v. Takeda Pharmaceutical Industries

Opening Statement of the Week: Robert Eglet in Meyer v. Health Plan of Nevada

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 20, 2014 9:24:00 AM

As we highlighted last week, ensuring a jury understands a suit’s narrative is one of the key goals of a trial’s opening statement and is a critical component to building a winning case. However, when the events and relationships underlying a suit are particularly complex, as is often the case with lawsuits against insurers, breaking down the narrative into a clear, cogent storyline can be difficult. In openings of Meyer v. Health Plan of Nevada, Robert Eglet, representing plaintiffs in a suit against their HMO, combines a descriptive timeline and eye-popping details in illustrate his claim that the HMO was responsible for the insureds contracting hepatitis C.

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Topics: Negligence, Insurance, Opening Statement of the Week, Trial Techniques, CVN National, Helen Meyer v. Health Plan of Nevada Inc. et al.

Opening Statement of the Week: Marc Howard in McCray v. Ming Xuan Inc.

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 13, 2014 11:48:23 AM

If you're a plaintiff's attorney in a personal injury case, it's critical that your jury understands the circumstances of the accident at the heart of the case from your point of view. Visual aids such as photographs and computer simulations can help highlight the events that caused the accident. But, as Marc Howard showed in his opening statement of McCray v. Ming Xuan Inc, sometimes the most effective way to explain an accident is to reenact it yourself.

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Topics: Negligence, CVN Local: Georgia, Opening Statement of the Week, Trial Techniques

Opening Statement of the Week: Stephen Kaczynski in Bryant v. R.J. Reynolds

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 29, 2014 5:22:20 AM


The Trial: Bryant v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

The Attorney: Stephen Kaczynski

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Topics: Opening Statement of the Week, Trial Techniques

Opening Statement of the Week: Willie Gary in Robinson v. R.J. Reynolds

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 22, 2014 7:31:33 AM

 

The Trial: Robinson v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

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Topics: Opening Statement of the Week, Trial Techniques