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NY Times Blasts IMEs

NY Times Blasts IMEs

April 1st, 2009

nytimes.com

In an investigative report yesterday, the New York Times released a story on the strong bias of IME doctor for insurers. It could provide excellent cross-examination material for your next trial. continued »

Calling the Expert’s Bluff

March 16th, 2009

lawyersusaonline.com

Washington attorney Rick Friedman is the go-to trial lawyer many plaintiffs’ attorneys call when they need someone to score a victory. continued »

Lawyers USA Chooses Top Ten Jury Verdicts of 2008

January 13th, 2009

lawyersusaonline.com

In a retrial that ended up increasing the punitive damages six-fold, a Nevada jury awarded $60 million to a man who claimed his disability insurance payments were unfairly terminated while he was suffering from Lyme disease. continued »

David Ball to release new Focus Groups DVD through Trial Guides

August 5th, 2008

David Ball, Ph.D., the nation’s leading jury consultant, and author of David Ball on Damages, is nearing completion of a video for lawyers on how to do their own focus groups. The DVD, called Focus Groups: How to do Your Own Jury Research, will provide trial lawyers with up to date information on how to effectively use focus groups to refine your case and case themes. Trial Guides expects to release the DVD set in October 2008.

Trial Guides Author Rick Friedman Gets $60 Million Verdict Using Polarizing the Case

July 7th, 2008

A federal court jury in Las Vegas returned unanimous verdicts last week against Paul Revere Life Insurance Company and UnumProvident Corporation (Unum Group) in the partial retrial of a lawsuit originally tried to verdict in 2004. In the 2004 trial, the jury awarded $1.6 Million in compensatory damages and $10 Million in punitive damages to G. Clinton Merrick in connection with the insurers’ denial of his disability claim. The insurers appealed and the continued »

Trial Guides Book Cited as the Reason for Allstate’s Disclosure of the McKinsey Documents

April 12th, 2008

New Orleans Times - Picayune

In a story released April 12, 2008, the New Orleans Times—Picayune cites Trial Guides upcoming public version of From Good Hands to Boxing Gloves as the reason Allstate Insurance released the McKinsey Documents on its web site a week earlier. continued »

Rick Friedman’s New Book Arrives at Trial Guides

March 18th, 2008

Trial Guides is proud to announce an ongoing relationship with our best selling author Rick Friedman. Friedman, an Inner Circle of Advocates member, and best selling author of Rules of the Road and Polarizing the Case, has submitted his manuscript for his next book Rick Friedman on Becoming a Trial Lawyer. Expected release is in November 2008.

Paul Luvera Comes to Trial Guides

February 19th, 2008

Paul Luvera has been described as "a role model" by Gerry Spence. His recent $40.1 million verdict made national headlines, but it is only one of many major verdicts that have marked his career. Now, Luvera brings his acclaimed December 2008 lecture at the Fairmont in Seattle to Trial Guides. The set will include a 5 hour DVD set and a 300 page book on trial advocacy. Luvera, a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, joins fellow Inner Circle members Rick Friedman, Patrick Malone, Don Keenan and Jim Perdue at Trial Guides.

William A. Barton

January 15th, 2008

William Barton, is one of the leading lawyers in the United States with over 500 trials to his credit. He is the best selling author of Recovering for Psychological Injuries, one of the best selling legal texts of its day, and cited by Rick Friedman as a "must read." Barton is back with a new book on complex injury cases (including psychological cases) with a book called Trial Strategy. Barton has also chosen Trial Guides for his second book, Integrated Advocacy, a book on a new method of litigation he has created. Both books will be released in Fall 2009.

Eric Oliver Comes to Trial Guides

January 8th, 2008

Over the past year, jury consultant Eric Oliver, has been working on a number of products for Trial Guides. In May 2008, Trial Guides will release the audiobook of Oliver’s book Facts Can’t Speak for Themselves. Oliver is currently editing three videos on non-verbal communication for the courtroom as well, which Trial Guides expects to release in Winter 2008.

Trial Guides Podcast now features introductions to six of our best selling titles

November 6th, 2007

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