Cross-Examination at Trial

• Author: Dorothy Clay Sims
• Pages: 263-272

CROSS-EXAMINATION

AT TRIAL

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CHAPTER 4

CROSSEXAMINATION AT TRIAL

I. GOVERNING PRINCIPLES

II. TECHNIQUES & TIPS

§4:01 “It’s in an (Old) Peer-Reviewed Journal, So It Must Be Science”

§4:02 The “Motormouth” DME

§4:03 The Doctor Who Tries to Sandbag You With New Articles/Research Not Covered in His

Report or Deposition

§4:04 If the DME Claims Your Client Is Malingering

§4:05 Make Him Responsible

§4:06 “Have You Ever Been Wrong?”

§4:07 Saying Your Client Didn’t Need Surgery

§4:08 Money

§4:09 Point Out Bias

§4:10 Bible Thumpers: Doctors Who Quote the Bible in Trial

§4:11 When the Jury Needs a Wake-Up Call

§4:12 Trial Briar Patch

§4:13 When the DME Is Furious

§4:14 DME Made a Statement Contrary to His Current Testimony

§4:15 Fire a Shot Across the Bow

§4:16 Don’t Forget the Family

§4:17 Ask That Question You Don’t Know the Answer To