Tag Archives: CrossExamination

Opinion analysis: Court rejects per se rule on cross-examination in Social Security disability cases

The Supreme Court yesterday turned down a Social Security Disability Insurance plaintiff’s proposal to establish a per se rule effectively requiring vocational experts to turn over the data underlying their opinions in every case. Michael Biestek had asked the court … Continue reading

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9 Things to Tell Your Witness Before Cross-Examination

Part of preparing your witnesses for trial testimony includes preparing them to be cross-examined. Witnesses often worry that trick questions will make them say the wrong thing or that they’ll be made to look foolish. Tell them the following and they’ll … Continue reading

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How Would Cross-Examination Under the Department of Education’s Draft Title IX Regulations Work?

On November 16, 2018, the U.S. Department of Education released draft regulations that would significantly reform Title IX requirements for schools in dealing with sexual harassment and sexual assault on campus. Naomi Shatz has tweetstormed initial summaries and analysis of … Continue reading

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Cross-Examination: Beyond Lead, Lead, Lead

In their latest Trial Advocacy Column in the New York Law Journal, Top New York Personal Injury Attorneys Ben Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan write: To be effective with cross-examination, the trial attorney must know what her objective is and how … Continue reading

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The Art of Cross-Examination

When my great-grandfather was at Harvard Law exactly 100 years ago, one of his law books was Francis Wellman on Cross-Examination. After his son and namesake went into law, the book came down to him. And when I went off … Continue reading

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