The following blog entry is written from a defendant’s position as trial approaches. Reviewing this kind of briefing should help potential plaintiffs and clients better understand how parties in a personal injury case present such issues to the court. (Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this bus accident/personal injury case and its proceedings.) To allow Officer Smith to essentially read to the jury his inadmissible traffic collision report including hearsay statements and impermissible opinions of…
The following blog entry is written from a defendant’s position after a jury trial verdict for plaintiff. Reviewing this kind of briefing should help potential plaintiffs and clients better understand how parties in a personal injury case present such issues to the court. (Please note: the names and locations of…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this bus accident/personal injury case and its proceedings.) 7. This opinion was offered by an non-designated expert. Over Chance’s objection, Police Officer Smith opined what vehicle code in his opinion…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this bus accident/personal injury case and its proceedings.) 6. All eyewitnesses at trial contradicted Ms. White’s hearsay testimony. During trial, the jury was presented testimony of three eye witnesses other…
The following blog entry is written from a defendant’s position after a jury trial verdict for plaintiff. Reviewing this kind of briefing should help potential plaintiffs and clients better understand how parties in a personal injury case present such issues to the court. (Please note: the names and locations of…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this medical malpractice/personal injury case and its proceedings.) PLAINTIFF JOHN SMITH’S MEDICAL MALPRACTICE TRIAL BRIEF I. THE PARTIES Plaintiff: John Smith, date of birth: XX/XX/1967. Defendants: Dennis Brown, M.D., General…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this bus accident/personal injury case and its proceedings.) 4. In the present case, Officer Smith had no physical evidence to support his jaywalking opinion. There was no physical evidence that…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this bus accident/personal injury case and its proceedings.) 3. Further, since Officer Smith’s opinion does not fit into any legally recognized exception to this rule, his opinion is inadmissible. The…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this dog bite/personal injury case and its proceedings.) Jury Misconduct As Grounds For New Trial Jury misconduct (CCP 657(2): Juror misconduct so seriously infringes on the right to a fair…