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Showing posts with label Trial. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
YouTube - What is a frivolous lawsuit? What is a frivolous defense to a lawsuit?
YouTube - What is a frivolous lawsuit? What is a frivolous defense to a lawsuit?: "What is a frivolous lawsuit? What is a frivolous defense to a lawsuit?"
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Attorney Jason L. McCoy is a civil trial lawyer who represents plaintiffs in product liability actions, defective premises actions, inadequate security cases, drug litigation, tractor trailer wrecks, wrongful death actions, and motor vehicle wrecks, and commercial litigations, he represents many local, national and international corporations as corporate counsel in transactions, litigation and corporate formation. Mr. McCoy is licensed in State and Federal Court in Connecticut. Mr. McCoy is a member Presidential Member of the American Association for Justice, a member of the Board of Governor for the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and serves on its education committee, and a member of the Tolland, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Mr. McCoy is a Member of the Million Dollar Verdict Forum. Mr. McCoy has presented nationally to members of the American Association for Justice on inadequate security, Mr. McCoy has presented to the Connecticut Trial Lawyer Association on several occasions on focus groups, story telling and closing arguments, legal emergencies, and handling cases in federal court.
http://www.ctlawyer.biz/
Friday, January 1, 2010
Just Prepare or Fully Prepare- McCoy says do focus groups?
These are some clips from a few focus groups. As a lawyer representing a victim you need to know how a jury arrives at the compensation figure, or why the jury decides who is at fault (liability). Everything I learned about the law and lawyering I learned from lawyers. But everything I have learned about the facts I have learned from non-lawyers. Lawyers need to be able present their case based upon the law, but the presentation is filtered through the facts- those facts are as a jury understands them, not as the lawyer understands them. Over the last several years I have done at least 50 different focus groups.
Before I began doing focus groups, I had tried many cases, some good results, but after the cases the jurors would ask "Why didn't you show me this or why didn't you show me that" or "it would have been helpful to hear from so and so".
I was trained on the law, I never thought or realized that there are some folks who do not believe a victim is entitled to be compensated; I never thought that people on the jury were suspicious of the person who brought the claim. Doing focus groups helped me to realize that there is common understanding among non-lawyers that lawyers need to understand when presenting a case.
Yes every once and a while I do forget that, or over look it. The result the victim is hurt again and is not compensated. Sometimes the case is rushed or the lawyer comes across to strong or arrogant, the victim suffers as a result.
Some of the following clips are the final numbers, they seem big in the abstract, but the focus group participants realized that those numbers were the correct figures based upon the situation a victim was in. Other focus groups have reminded me that I need to be careful or they will hold it against the victim.
Enjoy the clips. If you need help with your case, do not hesitate to contact me.
Before I began doing focus groups, I had tried many cases, some good results, but after the cases the jurors would ask "Why didn't you show me this or why didn't you show me that" or "it would have been helpful to hear from so and so".
I was trained on the law, I never thought or realized that there are some folks who do not believe a victim is entitled to be compensated; I never thought that people on the jury were suspicious of the person who brought the claim. Doing focus groups helped me to realize that there is common understanding among non-lawyers that lawyers need to understand when presenting a case.
Yes every once and a while I do forget that, or over look it. The result the victim is hurt again and is not compensated. Sometimes the case is rushed or the lawyer comes across to strong or arrogant, the victim suffers as a result.
Some of the following clips are the final numbers, they seem big in the abstract, but the focus group participants realized that those numbers were the correct figures based upon the situation a victim was in. Other focus groups have reminded me that I need to be careful or they will hold it against the victim.
Enjoy the clips. If you need help with your case, do not hesitate to contact me.
Attorney Jason L. McCoy is a civil trial lawyer who represents plaintiffs in product liability actions, defective premises actions, inadequate security cases, drug litigation, tractor trailer wrecks, wrongful death actions, and motor vehicle wrecks, and commercial litigations, he represents many local, national and international corporations as corporate counsel in transactions, litigation and corporate formation. Mr. McCoy is licensed in State and Federal Court in Connecticut. Mr. McCoy is a member Presidential Member of the American Association for Justice, a member of the Board of Governor for the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and serves on its education committee, and a member of the Tolland, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Mr. McCoy is a Member of the Million Dollar Verdict Forum. Mr. McCoy has presented nationally to members of the American Association for Justice on inadequate security, Mr. McCoy has presented to the Connecticut Trial Lawyer Association on several occasions on focus groups, story telling and closing arguments, legal emergencies, and handling cases in federal court.
http://www.ctlawyer.biz/
Friday, May 22, 2009
John Grisham- The King of Torts - Books
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Attorney Jason L. McCoy is a civil trial lawyer who represents plaintiffs in product liability actions, defective premises actions, inadequate security cases, drug litigation, tractor trailer wrecks, wrongful death actions, and motor vehicle wrecks, and commercial litigations, he represents many local, national and international corporations as corporate counsel in transactions, litigation and corporate formation. Mr. McCoy is licensed in State and Federal Court in Connecticut. Mr. McCoy is a member Presidential Member of the American Association for Justice, a member of the Board of Governor for the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and serves on its education committee, and a member of the Tolland, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Mr. McCoy is a Member of the Million Dollar Verdict Forum. Mr. McCoy has presented nationally to members of the American Association for Justice on inadequate security, Mr. McCoy has presented to the Connecticut Trial Lawyer Association on several occasions on focus groups, story telling and closing arguments, legal emergencies, and handling cases in federal court.
http://www.ctlawyer.biz/
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Newsvine - Mallove killing: Murder case may be dropped - Norwich, CT - Norwich Bulletin
Newsvine - Mallove killing: Murder case may be dropped - Norwich, CT - Norwich Bulletin
Evidence mix-up
State prosecutors have said little since it was revealed in September that the latest DNA test failed to bolster the state's case against the two men. An apparent wrong doing or mix-up at the state crime lab linked a strand of hair to McAvoy, according to defense attorney William Koch.
On Wednesday, Koch said he expects to find out more today about the state's stance on the case.
Norwich Bulletin
Evidence mix-up
State prosecutors have said little since it was revealed in September that the latest DNA test failed to bolster the state's case against the two men. An apparent wrong doing or mix-up at the state crime lab linked a strand of hair to McAvoy, according to defense attorney William Koch.
On Wednesday, Koch said he expects to find out more today about the state's stance on the case.
Norwich Bulletin
Attorney Jason L. McCoy is a civil trial lawyer who represents plaintiffs in product liability actions, defective premises actions, inadequate security cases, drug litigation, tractor trailer wrecks, wrongful death actions, and motor vehicle wrecks, and commercial litigations, he represents many local, national and international corporations as corporate counsel in transactions, litigation and corporate formation. Mr. McCoy is licensed in State and Federal Court in Connecticut. Mr. McCoy is a member Presidential Member of the American Association for Justice, a member of the Board of Governor for the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and serves on its education committee, and a member of the Tolland, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Mr. McCoy is a Member of the Million Dollar Verdict Forum. Mr. McCoy has presented nationally to members of the American Association for Justice on inadequate security, Mr. McCoy has presented to the Connecticut Trial Lawyer Association on several occasions on focus groups, story telling and closing arguments, legal emergencies, and handling cases in federal court.
http://www.ctlawyer.biz/
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