New York City Personal Injury Blog

New York Law Journal August 26, 2014 TuesdaySECTION: EXPERT ANALYSIS; Pg. p.3, col.1 Vol. 252 No. 39 LENGTH: 2510 wordsHEADLINE: Videotaping IMEs: a Corollary To Defense Surveillance of Plaintiffs; TRIAL ADVOCACY BYLINE: Ben Rubinowitz And Evan TorganBODY:In personal injury cases, the defense bar has long employed the use of covert video surveillance of plaintiffs engaged...

New York Law Journal June 23, 2014 MondaySECTION: EXPERT ANALYSIS; Pg. p.3, col.1 Vol. 251 No. 119 LENGTH: 2296 words HEADLINE: Making the Most of Omissions: When Critical Facts Are Left Unsaid; TRIAL ADVOCACY BYLINE: Ben Rubinowitz And Evan TorganBODY:The lynchpin of effective advocacy is persuasion, which can come in many forms. Capitalizing on the...

New York Law Journal May 19, 2014 MondaySECTION: EXPERT ANALYSIS; Pg. p.3, col.1 Vol. 251 No. 95 LENGTH: 2778 wordsHEADLINE: Direct Examination Of the Economist; TRIAL ADVOCACYBYLINE: Ben Rubinowitz And Evan TorganBODY:While an award of damages for pain and suffering is often subject to the whims of jurors and strict oversight by courts, an award...

New York Law Journal February 24, 2014 MondaySECTION: EXPERT ANALYSIS; p.3, col.1 Vol. 251 No. 35 LENGTH: 2611 wordsHEADLINE: Case for the Rhetorical Question As a Summation Technique; TRIAL ADVOCACYBYLINE: Ben Rubinowitz And Evan TorganBODY:The art of persuasion comes in many forms. It is the manner in which the trial lawyer chooses to present certain...

New York Law Journal December 23, 2013 MondaySECTION: EXPERT ANALYSIS; p.3, col.1 Vol. 250 No. 121 LENGTH: 2218 wordsHEADLINE: Exposing Expert Witness' Bias During Cross: Collateral Attack; TRIAL ADVOCACY BYLINE: Ben Rubinowitz And Evan TorganBODY:When preparing for a cross-examination, the skilled litigator must always first determine his "theory" of the cross: Specifically, it must determine...