Super Bowl XLVII has come and gone, and with it another Super Bowl weekend. Every year this weekend is accompanied by long lines at the grocery store, dozens of football-themed commercials, and of course with a surge in drunk driving. However, according to an encouraging press release issued this morning by the Oregon State Police … Read More
How to be Effective in Jury Selection: Be Respectful and Personable
“You will attract more bears with honey than with vinegar.” It may be a cliche, but it is nevertheless true. During voir dire you should always be respectful of a potential juror’s opinion, no matter how much you might disagree with it. Moreover, thank potential jurors who disagree with your position for sharing their opinions. … Read More
Large Settlement Reached for Eugene Client Injured in Auto Accident
Our client was driving his pick-up truck through a Eugene intersection in the middle of the night when another driver barreled through a stop sign and collided with him. Our client sustained injuries to his back and neck and contacted us before receiving medical treatment for those injuries. Unfortunately, our client had been in another … Read More
How to be Effective During Jury Selection: Access the Reptilian Brain
The fourth tip that I want to blog about in this series of posts concerning the voir dire process at trial concerns what is called “the reptilian brain”. Recent research has been performed concerning the reptilian brain and David Ball spoke on the subject at the 2008 American Association of Justice (AAJ) Winter Convention. The … Read More
How to Bring a Ski Resort Accident Claim
Regardless of who is legally responsible for causing your ski or snowboard accident injury, if you have been injured at a ski resort then you must notify the ski area operator of the injury by registered or certified mail within 180 days of discovering your injury. Failure to notify the ski resort within a time … Read More
Jury Selction Trick: “Attitude” vs “Influence”
I stumbled across a trick a few years ago at a continuing legal education (CLE) class that summarized what we all do instinctively and I wanted to share it with you in this third installment of my voir dire tips blog series. Here is the trick that was articulated for us all at the CLE: … Read More