Expert Witness Blog

AUGUST 31, 2024

2023), the testimony of a Slip, Trip & Fall Expert Witness was crucial. This case involved a worker who tripped and fell on a rebar mat at a construction site, leading to significant injuries. Introduction In the recent case of Impagliazzo v. Judlau Contracting, Inc. 2023 NY Slip Op 50952(U) (N.Y. Continue reading

Witnesses

Expert Witness Blog

MARCH 7, 2025

The testimony of an OSHA Expert Witness was central to the court’s analysis. Case Background Following Hurricane Katrina, approximately 590 individuals, including the plaintiffs in this case, were allegedly trafficked to the United States to provide labor for Signal International, a marine construction company.

Witnesses

Complex Discovery

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Editors Note: The construction industry faces unique and evolving eDiscovery challenges, from managing vast data volumes to safeguarding sensitive communications and project plans. HaystackIDs webcast will provide construction attorneys with a practical blueprint for leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline eDiscovery processes.

Construction

The Cloud Court Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

Dear Litigation Friends: It is with regret that I write to inform you that you are a profoundly unreliable witness. You’re an unreliable witness to the depositions you took and you’re an unreliable witness to the depositions you defended. If you take or defend witnesses with any frequency, you know this to be true.

Witnesses

Attorney at Work

AUGUST 17, 2022

Attacks on your witnesses’ credibility, ditto. The most common security policies cover disaster recovery planning, acceptable use criteria, and password construction guidelines. Attacks on your courtroom arguments? Those you can survive. Not so a cyberattack. Monitor the “dark web.”

Legal Research

Lawmatics

APRIL 18, 2024

A well-constructed intake form includes fields for a client’s basic information including name, address, contact details, and the details about the nature of their case. The more details that are requested on an intake form, the better a lawyer can qualify a lead before setting an appointment.

Witnesses

Jonathan Leach LLC

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Using Mock Trials to Enhance Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills At its core, mock trials in El Paso primarily analyze complex scenarios, identify key issues, and construct coherent arguments. For instance, mock trials can simulate boardroom debates or negotiations in a business environment.

Education

SW&L Attorneys Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Civil litigation cases involve a wide variety of topics: contracts, business disputes, construction, negligence, personal injury, contested probates, family law, and more. A deposition allows attorneys to ask questions of witnesses who provide sworn testimony under oath. Contributor: Lee Grossman What Is a Deposition?

Depositions

E-Discovery LLC

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

A witness gave a written “statement,” using a “witness statement form.” A slip and fall plaintiff must show that the proprietor had actual or constructive knowledge of a dangerous condition. A witness statement was taken and an incident report prepared. A store employee then cleaned the area with a mop. Transdev Svc.,

Evidence

Jonathan Leach LLC

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Participants of mock trials in El Paso will learn how to construct compelling arguments, effectively present evidence, and cross-examine witnesses. The art of persuasion, eloquence, and the ability to think on your feet is developed through practice sessions and constructive feedback from peers and mentors.

Cross-Examination

Sound Jury Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

From a time standpoint, it can also be used to jumpstart a number of activities that you need to tackle anyway: your jury selection strategy, writing opening, creation of graphics, and writing of witness outlines. Witness Preparation for Deposition “I resolve to prepare my witnesses for depositions using role playing and video feedback.”

Litigation

Lawmatics

JULY 9, 2024

A well-constructed intake form includes fields for a client’s basic information, such as full name, address, and other contact details. For criminal defense matters, the intake form may request information about the charges, arrest details, interactions with law enforcement, prior criminal history, and potential witnesses or evidence.

Witnesses

Civil Litigation Brief

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In Workman Properties Ltd v Adi Building And Refurbishment Ltd [2024] EWHC 2627 (TCC) HHJ Stephen Davies sent out a clear reminder of the duties on all parties in a Part 8 case where the court was being asked to.

Construction

WA Bar News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Since I was a child, I have witnessed many events that made me wonder: Why are women viewed as inferior or a tool that can be exploited and oppressed? I witnessed many incidents of violations, exploitation, and humiliation of women, children, and poor people who have no power or support. in Persian/Dari language and literature.

Education

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

I want to treat everyone, including the defendant, the judge, the court personnel and witnesses with appropriate respect. To do so, they will construct their understanding of the case as the story unfolds. I want to avoid any appearance of anger or bickering with defense counsel. Understanding how we decide.

Cross-Examination

WA Bar News

MARCH 13, 2025

Generally, choose to quote favorable parts of a rule, when a binding court said it best, and paraphrase parts of a rule to construct a sentence logically or where you can say something with greater clarity. Cross-examination is the principal means by which the believability of a witness and the truth of his testimony are tested.

Cross-Examination

Complex Discovery

MAY 21, 2025

Today we are witnessing the beginning of the emergence of a defense technology venture capital ecosystem in Europe, he said. A Blueprint in Real Time The Thinking in Billions forum demonstrated how Estonia is actively constructing a framework for scalable defense innovationand in doing so, is presenting a replicable model for other EU states.

Government and Public Sector

Complex Discovery

DECEMBER 8, 2024

In war crime investigations, geolocation verification provides critical evidence to validate battlefield claims, corroborate witness testimony, and substantiate allegations of violations under international humanitarian law. Information governance practitioners rely on geolocation to ensure the integrity and authenticity of critical data.

Technology

Destination Articles Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Step 4: Read and Analyze Legal Writing Examine various documents to see how experts construct persuasive arguments and structure their cases. Each state has different requirements for wills to be considered valid, such as age and mental capacity requirements and the need for witnesses.

Education

Jury Analyst

AUGUST 7, 2024

Confirmation bias explains why it often feels futile to argue politics with someone with a different viewpoint; you can construct the best argument in the world, and it wont override a persons drive to maintain their beliefs.

Jury Selection

Jury Analyst

JULY 6, 2023

Confirmation bias explains why it often feels futile to argue politics with someone with a different viewpoint; you can construct the best argument in the world, and it wont override a persons drive to maintain their beliefs. In the next article of this series, we will delve deeper into the impact of confirmation bias on jury decision-making.

Jury Selection

Jury Analyst

JULY 6, 2023

Confirmation bias explains why it often feels futile to argue politics with someone with a different viewpoint; you can construct the best argument in the world, and it won’t override a person’s drive to maintain their beliefs.

Jury Selection

Complex Discovery

APRIL 5, 2025

Fire from the Sky: The Reality Behind Ceasefire Rhetoric Contrasting starkly with the diplomatic narrative, April 4 witnessed a deadly Russian ballistic missile strike in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih. Sixteen civilians, including children, were killed when the missile obliterated residential structures and a playground.

Objections

Forensic Psychologist

AUGUST 14, 2016

Under the Frye evidentiary standard , designed to bar novel scientific methods that are not sufficiently validated, a construct must be “generally accepted” by the relevant scientific community before it can be relied upon in legal proceedings. State psychologist Joel Lord had initially labeled Ralph P.

Construction

Forensic Psychologist

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The peer-reviewed article by forensic psychiatrist Brian Holoyda gives a blueprint of how a Daubert evidentiary admissibility challenge to OSPD-nonconsent might be raised due to the purported construct's weak interrater reliability, limited research support and lack of established diagnostic criteria.

Admissibility

Forensic Psychologist

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Psychopathy is a value-laden construct that owes its popularity in large part to current cultural values, which favor the individual-pathology model of criminal conduct over notions of rehabilitation and desistance from crime. (Perhaps not so coincidentally, that test is a favorite of the aforementioned Dr. Harms, who likes to score it high.)

Evidence

Complex Discovery

DECEMBER 30, 2024

These challenges are particularly pronounced in critical sectors such as construction and technology, where the workforce has been significantly depleted. With the strategic, humanitarian, and geopolitical dimensions of the war continuing to evolve, the coming months will likely witness further intensification on all fronts.

Government and Public Sector