“I cross-examined a nurse one time and I intended to be all soft and kind and loving hugs, and she started getting snarly with me and arguing and before I knew it there was blood everywhere.”
–Robert A. Clifford
Archive for the 'Experts' Category
22
Aug
08
Magdalene Takes the Stand
“I basically said to him, “You have testified as an expert in ten cases in the context of deaths while in police custody . . . . At no time have you testified on behalf of the plaintiff in a case in the context of death while in police custody, is that accurate?’
‘Yes.’
We knew, of course, that was accurate. So we had him then as a whore.”
–James D. Montgomery
“I believe the jury truly enjoyed the spectacle of a Nobel Prize winner stumped when asked for an explanation of why movie theaters had cheaper tickets for adults and seniors . . . . One of the jurors, who had been a model of decorum, tried valiantly to conceal her laughter.”
–Charles W. Douglas
18
Aug
08
No Legal Mind Left Behind
“This auditor was killing us . . . I turned to my associate, and I asked him, ‘How did you do in “Accounting for Lawyers?”’
‘I got a C minus,’ he said.
‘Well,’ I said, ‘I did better than that. I got a C plus. So I’d better take this guy.’”
–Michael W. Coffield
16
Aug
08
As Played by Jack Lemmon
“The witness was a distinguished Stanford economist who looked like Marcus Welby and possessed the credentials of John Maynard Keynes. He charged $638 an hour—not $625 or $650. He appeared to have come straight from central casting.”
–Robert W. Tarun
03
Aug
08
Who’s On First?
“In most cases, unlike with occurrence witnesses, you almost certainly will have your own expert who will substantively rebut the testimony of your opponent’s expert. Because of that, home runs aren’t needed. Not even triples or doubles. You just need lots of singles to take the expert down a notch.”
–Thomas M. Durkin
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