New York City Personal Injury Blog

New York Law Journal Friday, October 31, 2008 Headline: The Cross Examination of the Defense Economist Byline: Ben Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan In garden-variety personal injury cases, the defense generally will not put on its own economist. Instead, it will have its economist acting behind the scenes, preparing the defense for cross-examination of the...

New York Law Journal Tuesday, October 23, 2007 Headline: Proving Damages in a Wrongful Death Case Byline: Ben Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan The trial of a wrongful death case presents interesting and challenging issues. The laws regarding damages for wrongful death are old-fashioned, out of date and archaic. At common law, the personal injury...

New York Law Journal Friday, August 29, 2008 Headline: The Art of Jury Selection: Working With Challenges Byline: Ben Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan It has been said that the purpose of jury selection is to select a 'fair and impartial' jury. The trial lawyer, as his client's advocate, must, however, always keep the ultimate...

New York Law Journal Thursday, May 29, 2008 Headline: Prep Is Key to Cross-Exam of Examining Medical Witness Byline: Ben Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan In any personal injury case, effective cross-examination is essential to win the battle of medical experts. The goals of an effective cross are to undermine the expert's opinion by showing...

New York Law Journal Friday, December 29, 2006 Headline: Hypothetical Questions on Cross Byline: Ben B. Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan In our last article we suggested that hypothetical questions were an extremely useful trial technique when working with your own expert witness. Although the Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) do not require the...