TRICK: Manipulate the Factual Premise of the Question to Create a False Horizon. TIP: Trust Your Instruments. As we near the end of our 10-part exposé, by now it’s probably clear that, in a deposition, the main goal of the plaintiff’s attorney is to manipulate a desired outcome. Thus far, we have focused primarily on …
TRICK: Use the Fog of Confusion to Extract False Admissions. TIP: Stay Alert. For the last two weeks, we have been discussing the dangers presented by the Fog of Confusion and exposing various Confusion tactics plaintiffs’ attorneys might use in a deposition. Until now, however, we have focused on Confusion solely as a path toward …
Tips for Combating Plaintiff’s Deposition Tricks #8: The Fog of Confusion (Part 3) Read More »
In this 10-part series, Tips for Combatting Plaintiffs’ Deposition Tricks, we expose some common tricks that plaintiffs’ attorneys frequently use to gain the upper hand during a personal-injury deposition. If you find yourself in the deponent’s chair, here are some tips for recognizing and combatting these tricks so you can stay calm, maintain control, and …
TRICK: Induce Low Road Cognition with the Fog of Confusion. TIP: Plan Ahead. Welcome back to our 10-part series exposing common tricks used by plaintiffs’ attorneys in depositions and what you can do to prepare for them. So far, we’ve been focusing on the importance of maintaining “High Road Cognition” in order to best represent …
Tips for Combating Plaintiffs’ Deposition Tricks: #6 The Fog of Confusion (Part 1) Read More »
TRICK: Induce Low Road Cognition with the Fog of Confusion. TIP: Proceed with Caution. Last week we introduced the Fog of Confusion as a third way deponents might find themselves on an unexpected detour toward the Low Road. (Be sure to check out our article on the Ring of Fire for a quick refresher on …
Tips for Combating Plaintiffs’ Deposition Tricks: #7 The Fog of Confusion (Part 2) Read More »
In this 10-part series, Tips for Combatting Plaintiffs’ Deposition Tricks, we expose some common tricks that plaintiffs’ attorneys frequently use to gain the upper hand during a personal-injury deposition. If you find yourself in the deponent’s chair, here aresome tips for recognizing and combatting these tricks so you can stay calm, maintain control, and better …
TRICK: Pull you out to the sea of Low Road Cognition with a Riptide of Aggression. TIP: Go With The Flow to maintain High Road Cognition. Last week, in Ring of Fire, we defined High Road and Low Road Cognition and provided you with tools for recognizing when you’ve been “triggered” into fight-or-flight mode, along …
Tips for Combating Plaintiffs’ Deposition Tricks: #3: The Riptide of Aggression Read More »
In this 10-part series, we expose some common tricks that plaintiffs’ attorneys frequently use to gain the upper hand during a personal-injury deposition. If you find yourself in the deponent’s chair, here are some tips for recognizing and combatting these tricks so you can stay calm, maintain control, and better protect yourself and your company …
In this 10-part series, we expose some common tricks that plaintiffs’ attorneys frequently use to gain the upper hand during a personal-injury deposition. If you find yourself in the deponent’s chair, here are some tips for recognizing and combatting these tricks so you can stay calm, maintain control, and better protect yourself and your company …
Tips for Combatting Plaintiffs’ Deposition Tricks: #1 – The Eye of the Storm Read More »
Two vehicles driving alongside each other always creates some inherent danger, but when one – or both – of those vehicles is a tractor-trail rig, it becomes even more dangerous. Whether you’re the driver of the tractor-trailer or the other vehicle, keep these tips in mind so that everyone arrives safely at their destination. 1. …
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