Personal Injury Cases: Calculating and Proving Damages Training Class

Course ID: 9360

Personal Injury Cases: Calculating and Proving Damages Training Seminar

Determine Damages Quickly and Easily

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.

That's where this practical seminar comes into the picture. In one day, you'll gain the information you need to confidently determine and justify whether or not damages should be awarded - even in the most challenging and complex cases. 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. Find little-known strategies for staying in control of pre-trial and trial issues to avoid spiraling into frustration and a negative outcome. Understand the role of economists so you can ensure that they help your case. You'll walk away feeling confident you're prepared to quantify damages precisely and provide the sophisticated legal representation your client expects.

Will a trial consultant or mock jury offer the best perspective on the potential outcome of the case?
Use pretrial motions to control damage awards
How to provide competent representation and avoid malpractice
The best use of economic testimony to prove damages
Limit damages through comprehensive voir dire strategies
Decide when appeal is the appropriate action


	Agenda
	TAKE STOCK OF LESSONS FROM RECENT COURT CASES Lish Whitson, 9:00-9:30 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 Eugene M. Moen, 9:30-10:15 What You May Not Know About Mental and Emotional Distress Discrimination: Get the Essentials Down A New Way to Look at Loss of Consortium ANTICIPATE IMPORTANT PLAINTIFF PRETRIAL ISSUES David S. Vogel, 10:30-11:15 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 Karen K. Koehler, 11:15-12:00 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 IDENTIFY AND DEAL WITH COMMON ETHICAL PROBLEMS Eugene M. Moen, 1:00-2:00 What Conflicts of Interest Issues May Be Ahead Deal With Confidentiality Issues Before They Explode The Sticky Issue of Setting Attorney's Fees How to Ensure You Provide Competent Representation and Avoid Malpractice WORK WITH ECONOMISTS ON DAMAGES Ralph Maimon, 2:00-2:45 Arrive at the Right in Loss of Earnings or Earning Capacity Cases Avoid the Top Mistakes Plaintiff Economists Make When Calculating Lost Earnings/Loss of Support Special Considerations If Your Case Involves Rehabilitation Challenges Unique to Small Business Owner Cases How Economists Work with Medical Experts to Calculate Present Value of Future Medical Care Costs Proven Strategies for Using Economists in the Discovery Process The Best Use of Economic Testimony to Prove Damages MAKE SOLID DECISIONS IN THE DEFENSE PRETRIAL Christopher S. Marks, 3:00-3:30 Make Sense of the Use of Mediation and Arbitration to Reduce Damages Key Steps When Using Pretrial Motion Practice for Damage Control IMPLEMENT WINNING TRIAL TECHNIQUES TO LIMIT DAMAGES Tammy L. Williams, 3:30-4:00 A Close Look at Voir Dire Strategies for Limiting Damages How to Conduct a Successful Examination of the Plaintiff's Medical Experts Essential Guidelines for the Direct and Cross-Examination of Economic Experts Examine How to Minimize the Amount Awarded for Compensatory Damages Should You Discuss Non-Economic Damages in Your Closing Argument? HANDLE CRITICAL POST-TRIAL ISSUES Lish Whitson, 4:00-4:30 Drafting Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law or a Judgment Submitting and Responding to a Cost Bill Motion for a New Trial or Reconsideration Issues for Deciding Whether to Appeal and What to Appeal Issues for Deciding How to Respond and Whether to Cross Appeal What's Next: Remand or Petition to the Supreme Court


	Audience
	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.