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more essential than David Ball on Damages !, March 24, 2006
This review is from: Rules of the Road: A Plaintiff Lawyer's Guide to Proving Liability (Hardcover)
Over the last 5 years I only battle against lawyers paid by the big business insurance industry. My practice is insurance breach of contract law and auto. I hold myself out as a trial lawyer because I do not accept the crap offers from the claims assessment software that every insurer uses to evaluate human life. To that end, in order to do right by your clients you must challenge the insurers of your clients or the people who harm your clients (we can not sue the insurer of the negligent driver directly) And you must be armed with proven techniques that work. That is what this book is, one of those books you tab, highlight, copy, reuse, a reference tool. This book is a must, an absolute must for anyone dealing with insurers in any capacity. It is chocked full of useful, practicable information that you can use right away. It teaches you how to teach a jury on what 'reasonable' means when they delay and deny meritorious claims. If you are a mill and settle every case without filing, accepting the low ball offers, not doing right by your client, etc., then just keep doing what you've always done and you'll get what you always gotten. But if you correct the injustices, fight for what is right, are on the side of society that helps people, not corporations, then you must by this book and use it. I have read all of David Ball's books, attended ATLA juror bias college, conventions, books on closing, jury bias, Jury Works, TLC, NITA, etc. and with all of that I found this book very useful. I refer to it before every deposition, trial, etc. I do not know the authors of the book, (I wish I did) but they are super accomplished trial lawyers. I speak from my heart on a book that will help people who care about people - and that means winning jury trials because that is the only check on our society. Remember what Thomas Jefferson said, "the right to a jury trial is more important that the right to vote." If you practice insurance bad faith law, auto law, or any law where insurance is involved, you must own this book. (...)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent and Essential, December 16, 2009
This is an excellent book. It focuses the attorney on the very essentials of his case. These essentials, or rules, must be easy to understand and convey, and must be indisputable. The authors give advice and numerous examples on how to run all aspects of the case - from the complaint to discovery, use of experts and of documents, and trial techniques -using these simple Rules of the Road. This is a great organizing principle, and one I am going to apply immediately to my cases.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Genius in its clarity and simplicity, September 28, 2008
We plaintiff's attorneys can get bogged down in the every day tactics and pitched battles. This book helps you focus on the overall strategy, making your tactics serve the strategy. A must read for any trial attorney.
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