Defendant as Plaintiff’s Expert Witness: Part 2 In Part 2 of his two-part series, Robert Genis explores how plaintiffs can examine defendants as expert witnesses, including the breadth of permissible ...

On September 12, 2023, plaintiffs Monica Kelly-Lewis, Gia Lewis-Grows, and Levar Lewis, successors to the estate of decedent Brouney Lewis, filed this asbestos action in Louisiana State Trial Court in ...

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court opened its October 2025 term on Monday considering the extent to which a trial judge can manage consultations between a defendant and his attorney when the trial is in ...

On Oct. 6 in Villarreal v. Texas, the court will consider whether a trial court may prevent a criminal defense lawyer from talking to his client about the client’s ongoing testimony during an ...

Following a lengthy jury-selection process, testimony began Tuesday in the trial of a man who is charged with two murders that prosecutors have described as executions at a Tulsa park. Evidence will ...

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that defendants can use expert witnesses to explain the potential flaws in eyewitness identification. This decision reversed a Boone County man's conviction for indecent ...

IN THIS CASE? WELL, POLICE DO HAVE WITNESSES AND MALL SECURITY MAY HAVE SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE. A COURT TESTIMONY INDICATES ONE OF THE VICTIMS RECOGNIZED THE DEFENDANT, A NINTH GRADER FROM SCHOOL, ...

In Part I of his two-part series, Bob Genis reviews how the plaintiff s in negligence and malpractice cases can strategically require the defendant to appear at trial during the plaintiff’s direct ...