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Description: Calculating and proving personal injury damages is a critical part of litigation - and one of the most difficult. As a civil litigator, perhaps you have struggled with the complex issues relating to liability - and with arriving at and defending an actual number that is reasonable. Examine damages from both sides of the coin to provide tips that will help both defense and plaintiff attorneys more easily determine damages - starting with their very next case. Learn how experienced attorneys calculate damages for everything from lost profits to defamation - and avoid costly mistakes that hurt your client. You'll walk away feeling confident you're prepared to quantify damages precisely and provide the sophisticated legal representation your client expects.
This intermediate level seminar is designed for civil litigators and personal injury, insurance and general practice attorneys and paralegals who want to increase the amount of their damage awards.
- TAKE STOCK OF LESSONS FROM RECENT COURT CASES
- Case Law Update: How Damage Calculation Is Impacted
- What Recent Trends in Damage Awards Mean to Your Next Case
- Legislation You Need to Know and Clearly Understand
- LEARN FROM EXPERIENCED LITIGATORS HOW TO CALCULATE DAMAGES
- What You May Not Know About Mental and Emotional Distress
- Delve Into Details of Lost Profits
- Discrimination: Get the Essentials Down
- Arrive at the Right Number in Loss of Earnings or Earning Capacity Cases
- What's So Tricky About Defamation Claims
- A New Way to Look at Loss of Consortium
- ANTICIPATE IMPORTANT PLAINTIFF PRETRIAL ISSUES
- Expertly Calculate the Amount of Compensatory Damages
- Should You Use a Trial Consultant or Mock Trial?
- Effectively Prepare Key Witnesses to Testify for Depositions and Trial
- How to Prepare a Damages Case Through Medical Testimony
- A Roadmap for Proving Non-Economic Damages
- USE PLAINTIFF TACTICS TO MAXIMIZE DAMAGES AT TRIAL
- Jury Selection: Using Voir Dire to Enhance Damages Cases
- Recommendation for Preparing Jury Instructions
- Opening Statements: What Should and Should Not Be Said
- The Most Effective Ways to Demonstrate Injury at Trial
- Handling Defense Experts Without Fear
- How to Give a Strong Closing Argument that Proves Damages
- Provide the Proof the Jury Needs to Award Punitive Damages
| Practice Areas: | | Personal Injury & Negligence | | Online Media Type: | | Audio | | Production Date: | | 09/25/2007 | | Level: | | Intermediate | | Category: | | Standard | | Duration: | | 2 Hours, 40 Minutes | | Online Format: | | On Demand | | Course Type: | | Public |
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