There is one unwritten rule when preparing for a legal video documentary: never interview the victim on camera for a settlement video. The reason is obvious; so as not to provide opposing counsel information that could be potentially harmful to the case. The basic wisdom is to err on the side of caution, rather than have the victim potentially reveal …
In almost every matter, the expert’s testimony is a necessity and is expected by the opposing parties. This is especially true in cases where the issues are difficult to interpret and define. It is therefore beneficial to have key expert witnesses interviewed on-camera for the documentary presentation. We all know these witnesses add credibility to the plaintiffs claim, but a …
Day in the life videos are primarily utilized in catastrophic personal-injury cases to document, without prejudice, the plaintiff’s daily activities and the impact the injury has had on their lives. Typically, day in the life videos are presented in trial for jurors to witness the plaintiff’s condition in a typical day. The content of these videos are subjected to the …
For the purposes of this article we will explore the challenges of presenting a case of an adult survivor of sexual abuse. Adult survivors of sexual abuse rarely have physical signs of injury. Regardless of the age of the victim at the time of the sexual abuse, it is a traumatic, violating experience that may impact every aspect of the …
Overcoming the challenges of the invisible injury has never been more dramatic and succinct. With the use of professional documentary presentations, consumer attorneys are well-equipped to maximize settlement demands In law school, every lawyer takes a course on Torts. In the portion that discusses the building blocks of the body of negligence law, the bright-eyed first-year law student reads the …
Settlement video documentaries are sophisticated video presentations produced specifically for pre-trial mediation and settlement. The sole purpose of these settlement documentary videos is to convince the opposing parties it is in their best interest to pay maximum compensation now rather than risk a jury trial later. A well-crafted settlement video incorporates the key factors of a case and visually weaves …
From The Rutter Group’s CIVIL TRIALS & EVIDENCE, CH. 8C-D (2008): [8:514] Accident reconstruction: Assuming a proper foundation is laid, a visual reconstruction of the accident or event in dispute may greatly assist the jurors. Thus, videos or other recordings of such reconstructions, made under substantially similar conditions to the events in dispute, are admissible as demonstrative evidence (illustrating witness …
Day in the life legal videos are typically presented in court to demonstrate to jurors the severity of a plaintiff’s injuries and the impact those injuries have on his or her daily living activities. Footage of these activities — such as rising, eating, bathing, and receiving physical therapy — can vividly demonstrate the plaintiff’s dependency, limitations, and frustrations. This footage …
Litigators can easily use advances in video technology to sway jurors with day in the life video courtroom presentations. Since the early 1970’s Day in the life videos, otherwise known as daily activities videos, have been presented as in-court demonstratives for personal injury cases. In years past, these video presentations required an overwhelming amount of equipment to be set in …
Verdict Videos produced a Wrongful Death Damages Video for settlement for the family of Jose de la Trinidad who was unarmed and shot to death in 2012 by sheriff’s deputies in Compton. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday agreed to pay $5.3 million to the family. Commissioning attorney, Arnoldo Casillas of Casillas, Moreno & Associates, said “the video showed Jose as …
