Nuclear Verdicts: Defending Justice For All *[EPUB]
This is the first book ever written for the defense on how to avoid runaway jury verdicts. I wrote this book because I care about fairness. I believe everyone has the right to a fair trial, not just plaintiff lawyers and their clients. Defendants are entitled to have a jury decide their case without being stirred with passion and bias by creative plaintiff lawyers.This is the defense “playbook” for justice. You will learn trial techniques to even the playing field for defendants seeking a fair trial. Every aspect of a civil jury trial will be covered, from voir dire to opening statements to witnesses and finally closing arguments. There is a formula for defeating plaintiff attorneys’ deceptive tactics and psychological gamesmanship, and you will learn it.While full of 30 years of trial victories and personal experiences, this is a “how to” book. How to defend at trial. How to beat plaintiff attorneys at their own game. How to win. It is time to bring an end to the epidemic of nuclear verdicts across our country. It is time for you to take back justice for all!NUCLEAR VERDICTS MUST BE STOPPED! YOU CAN STOP THEM.RESPONSIBILITY. In every jury trial, accepting responsibility is not only the right thing to do, it is the most important thing you will do, no exceptions. Own what you did in every single jury trial, no excuses.REASONABLENESS. Be the most reasonable person in the courtroom. Do not take the typical defense approach of fighting every little thing. Show the jury you care, and they will return a verdict that is fair and just for all.COMMON SENSE. The ultimate equalizer in any case is common sense. It allows the jury to come to a conclusion that is fair and reasonable. You must go beyond the evidence and the law, and help the jury apply their common sense for a righteous verdict. Read more
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Why Must Read Nuclear Verdicts: Defending Justice For All?
This is a well-written, concise, engaging volume directed at attorneys and companies who hire them. The point is to teach these parties how to prevent "nuclear verdicts" or "runaway juries" in liability cases. It's fascinating reading for even non-attorneys like me, and it is very helpful in understanding more about how these kinds of verdicts happen, why they are often unjust and miscalculated, and what to do to prevent them in the name of justice. Of interest is the "collateral source rule" which prohibits the admission in a civil lawsuit of evidence that the victim has already received compensation from a source other than the defendant. The author points out that if a hospital bill is, say, $80,000, they usually accept a payment of say $20,000 from the insurance company which settles it. No more is billed. So - the damages are really 20,000 not 80,000 and the argument should be along those lines. This is a very different way to approach these suits which often result in millions awarded even if the actual loss was not nearly so much. Another strategy mentioned is defusing jury anger. The author points out that most juries make rulings based on anger, which the plaintiffs try to stoke. The defense he says should work to defuse that anger: accepting responsibility, he says is the best way to accomplish this. It also frees the defense to point to comparative fault on the part of the plaintiff. Various roads to this are discussed in detail. The book is full of helpful pointers for defense attorneys in these cases, written by someone who's used these methods and succeeded. It's very readable, interesting, and well written. I recommend it to those who practice civil law as well as those who just want to learn more about this topic.
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