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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...

New York Law Journal Tuesday, December 23, 2008 Headline: Jury Selection: Dealing with Damages in Era of Tort Reform Byline: Ben Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan Without question, the insurance industry and Big Business have done a good job conditioning prospective jurors before they ever step foot in court that tort reform is an important,...

New York Law Journal Thursday, July 31, 2008 Headline: Getting the Picture: Using Exhibits Throughout a Trial Byline: Ben Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan Demonstrative exhibits have become commonplace at trial. If used properly, these exhibits have the potential to resonate throughout the entire trial from opening statements forward. Too often, however, trial lawyers use...

New York Law Journal July 25, 2000, Tuesday SECTION: JURY SELECTION STRATEGY; Pg. 3 HEADLINE: Cross-Examination of a Medical Expert BYLINE: By Ben Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan; BEN RUBINOWITZ IS A PARTNER AT GAIR, GAIR, CONASON, STEIGMAN & MACKAUF. HE ALSO IS AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF LAW, TEACHING TRIAL PRACTICE AT HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL...

New York Law Journal Thursday, June 7, 2007 Headline: Authoritative Texts and Cross-Exam of Medical Experts Byline: Ben B. Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan A powerful tool for cross-examining a medical expert is confronting him with an authoritative text. Although passages from medical texts, treatises and articles are normally excluded as hearsay, they can, in...