Car Crash Trial Tactics 2020: Affidavits, Deposition and Cross-Exam, Medical Records and more

Session 1: Screening and Working Up the Case - The do's, don'ts, and maybes. Materials for this session include pre-suit forms, new case sign-up sheets, authorizations and other sample documents.

Session 2: Moving the Insurance Adjuster Needle - Hear tips for plaintiff and defense counsel to bring the insurance adjuster to a realistic evaluation of the case, for the benefit of not just the plaintiff and counsel, but also the defendant insured and counsel.

Session 3: Chapter 18.001 Affidavits, Post-HB 1693: What Changed, and What Remains the Same -The Texas Legislature made important amendments to Chapter 18.001. Find out how the amendments will change your practice.

Session 4: Medicine for Lawyers - During this presentation, hear a review on the concept of “Pain Generators.” Emphasis is placed on anatomic and physiological factors that an expert physician will identify and document (by virtue of training, experience, and physical examination), to either substantiate or refute an injury in the context of a reasonable degree of medical probability. In summary, review the standard definition of a pain generator, followed by examples of pain generators, and a discussion of how these relate to injuries caused by accidents.

Session 5: Using the Evidence You Have to get the Causation You Need - Cost-efficient ideas on how to use evidence, witnesses and other available resources to prove liability and injury causation without having to pay an expert. 

Session 6: From Deposition to Cross-Examination: Finding It, Organizing It, and Using It - Cover the nuts and bolts of deposition and cross-examination techniques, including using a deposition to gather the information necessary to prepare a cross-examination strategy in order to control the witness at trial.

Session 7: Trial Preparation 101 - Stressed in trial prep and at trial? Inevitable? Yes. Manageable? Absolutely. Learn tips and strategies from an experienced plaintiff and defense attorney for developing a case and preparing for trial.

Session 8: She Said, He Said: Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives on Damages - A plaintiff and defense attorney examine ways to prove, present, argue, and counter damages found on a typical jury charge in a car crash case. 

Session 9: View from the Bench: Trial Basics -Hear observations and guidance from a trial judge.

Includes: Video Audio Paper Slides