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Friday, August 21, 2009

Now *that's* a closing argument

In the trial of a wrongful death lawsuit, the lawyers want to make as strong an impression on the jury as possible. Often drama is involved, particularly in opening and closing arguments to the jurors.

But it's possible to be too dramatic, as this story out of Montana shows. It was a medical malpractice case, and the plaintiff's lawyer's closing argument was so potent that one of the jurors started to keel over in reaction to it. The doctor who was being sued jumped up to be part of the rescue. In the end, the whole case had to be thrown out and tried again.

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Maybe if Steenson re-enacts some of the tactics of PPD in his closing during the Chasse trial (should it go that far), the officers in the courtroom will join in.

Posted by Kevin | August 21, 2009 8:59 AM

Hey, it worked great for John Edwards when he channeled the little deceased girl.

Posted by mk | August 21, 2009 1:38 PM




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