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Article: Jury selection in connective tissue injury cases: think of voir dire as a conversation with the people who will decide the outcome of your client's case. Make the most of this opportunity to discover what they really think about connective tissue claims.
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- Trial
- Article date:
- February 1, 2003
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Car wreck lawsuits, especially those involving connective tissue injuries, are hard cases. Many jurors are skeptical that the plaintiff's claimed injuries are real, and even when they believe that a plaintiff was hurt, they may be reluctant to render adequate compensation because they worry that doing so will raise their insurance premiums. However, these cases can be won, and the first step to a substantial verdict is a good voir dire.
Why? Because voir dire is your only opportunity to have a conversation with jurors about the case. During voir dire, you can identify the more-vocal jurors who hold antiplaintiff attitudes, and you can use sympathetic jurors to ...