Proving Damages to the Jury - 2016

Preliminary Sections

• Preliminary Sections
• About the Author

Part 1: How to Create the Story for Damages

• Why Jurors Assess Big Damages
• Credibility Is Vital for Maximizing Damages
• How to Frame the Damages Story
• Delving Into the Story

Part 2: How to Build the Right Damage Model

• Client Interview and Investigation
• Valuations and Damage Models
• Damage Experts and Daubert/Frye Issues
• Working With Damages Experts
• Valuation of Intangible Damages

Part 3: How to Prepare the Damage Case for Trial

• Discovery Tactics to Maximize Damages
• Developing Your Visual Strategy
• Testing Damages Before Trial

Part 4: How to Prove Damages in Trial

• Group Formation with the Jury
• Voir Dire
• Opening Statement
• Direct Examination
• Cross Examination

Part 5: How to Handle Unique Issues in Damage Cases

• Closing Argument
• Punitive Damages
• Confronting Difficult Fact Issues
• Scientific Proof of Brain Injury
• Economic Loss Rule
• Other Legal Battles on Damages
• Bibliography
• Table of Statutes
• Table of Cases
• Index

Appendices

• The Language Keys to Communicating Damages
• Client Interview and Investigation
• Working With Damages Experts
• Discovery Tactics to Maximize Damages
• Testing Damages Before Trial
• Handling Evidentiary Issues
• Voir Dire
• Direct Examination
• Punitive Damages