2017 October

The psychological science of persuasion

People (read: jurors) will adhere to their beliefs despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary

Answering discovery helps one gain greater appreciation of the case

Interim adverse judgment bars malicious-prosecution claim, even if trial court later finds action was brought in bad faith

Personal injury specialist refuses to back down, even when faced with improbable odds; still takes med-mal “250 cases” when the client “gets to me”

Categorizing data and putting it to use to prove your case

A tool to protect consumers after the Equifax breach of 2017. You can recover actual damages, penalties and attorneys’ fees

How the crafty defense lawyer hides things by avoiding the details in Requests for Production of Documents

Communication is the key

Getting them into evidence and using them to your advantage

Don’t panic. Here’s your game plan