David Ball on damages 3
By: David Ball
Contributors: Trial Guides, LLC
Edition: 3rd edition.
Publisher: Trial Guides, LLC
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 529
ISBN-13: 9781934833841; 9781934833896
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Damages; Civil procedure; Trial practice; Wrongful death; Personal injuries
Other titles: David Ball on damages three
Description: Damages 3 provides step-by-step guidance on how to prepare opening statements; how to handle cross-examinations and defense "expert" examinations; and new, key methods that explain the relationship between liability and damages. Ball explains why jurors give, why they do not, and how to motivate them to provide a large verdict. -- from publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Fundamentals; title: Non-economic damages; title: Rules for jurors : preponderance, harms and losses only; title: With or without jury voir dire; title: Opening statement; title: Direct examination; title: Cross-examination; title: Closing; title: Public respect and trust : restore it and deserve it; title: Supplement A. Jury voir dire; title: Supplement B. Story for opening statements; title: Supplement C The Ball opening : a guided-template; title: Supplement D. Sample opening; title: Supplement E. Differential diagnosis in med mal opening; title: Supplement F. Sample first-person story for closing; title: Supplement G. Pitfalls : a primer for the new lawyer, a reminder for the not-so-new; title: Supplement H. Virtual reality : how jurors finding information online can swing your case; title: Supplement I. What is a defense expert really allowed to say?