New York City Personal Injury Blog

New York Law Journal April 22, 2010 ThursdaySECTION: EXPERT ANALYSIS; Pg. p.3, col.1 Vol. 243 No. 76 LENGTH: 1464 words HEADLINE: Dealing With Changing Testimony On Cross: From Set Up to Knock Down; TRIAL ADVOCACY BYLINE: Ben Rubinowitz And Evan Torgan BODY:Quite often at trial, a witness or a party to an action will offer...

New York Law Journal February 23, 2010 TuesdaySECTION: EXPERT ANALYSIS; Pg. p.3, col.1 Vol. 243 No. 34 LENGTH: 1815 words HEADLINE: Exposing Biased Testimony On Cross-Examination; TRIAL ADVOCACY BYLINE: Ben Rubinowitz And Evan Torgan BODY:Few things are more enjoyable to a cross examiner than exposing a witness who has intentionally lied during direct examination. In...

New York Law Journal November 19, 2009 ThursdaySECTION: EXPERT ANALYSIS; Pg. p.3, col.1 Vol. 242 No. 98 LENGTH: 1489 words HEADLINE: Control During Cross: Stopping the Runaway Witness; TRIAL ADVOCACY BYLINE: Ben Rubinowitz And Evan Torgan BODY:While witness control is important when cross-examining a lay witness, it is essential when cross examining an expert witness....

New York Law Journal October 20, 2009 TuesdaySECTION: EXPERT ANALYSIS; Pg. p.3, col.1 Vol. 242 No. 77 LENGTH: 1945 words HEADLINE: Dealing With Weaknesses And Maintaining Credibility; TRIAL ADVOCACY BYLINE: Ben Rubinowitz And Evan Torgan BODY:While many trial lawyers focus on the credibility of their witnesses, a truism remains: No one's credibility is more important...

New York Law Journal August 27, 2009 ThursdaySECTION: EXPERT ANALYSIS; Pg. p.3, col.1 Vol. 242 No. 41 LENGTH: 2450 words HEADLINE: Trial of a Soft-Tissue Knee Injury Case; TRIAL ADVOCACY BYLINE: Ben Rubinowitz And Evan Torgan BODY:Although often overlooked as commonplace or insignificant, an injury to the knee joint often results in severe, permanent disability...