http://www.magnals.com/newsletter/ Magna Legal Services Online Newsletter: Latest Articles en-US Ron Kurzman, Litigation Consultant / Partner Q: I am picking a jury next week and the success of my case clearly depends on me de-selecting jurors that have biases against corporations. I am very confident with my voir dire questions which are designed to ferret-out anti-corporate jurors (which is almost everyone, post-financial-collapse). However, some jurors just do not tell the whole truth in voir dire. It is crucial that I remove any jurors with corporate bias, so how do I know if a juror is lying?

A: Great question! On my list of dangerous things to avoid, "stealth-jurors" are in a close second place behind nuclear bombs. Stealth-jurors are those jurors that are motivated to be on the jury. I also refer to them as juror-saboteurs! As you indicated, you can win or lose your case in jury selection. No matter how well devised your jury selection strategy is – it is only as good as an honest juror. Oh and guess what, jurors lie! Most of the time they lie to get off of a jury, but at times they lie to get on one. read more ]]> http://www.magnals.com/newsletter/articles/2009/01/qa.html 2009-01-12 Jan 12, 2009 Peter Hecht, VP of Sales and Business Development We all know how difficult it is to land that first lunch or dinner appointment with a new prospect. We spend endless hours staring at our computer screen coming up with that perfect email invitation or even better, pondering going old school via the phone? So when we get the all important "yes" it's paramount that we follow a few simple rules to ensure that we don't mess up the start of a new relationship.

I have three basic rules that I try to honor at breakfast, lunch or dinner. They are simple and easy to remember.

1. Leave the power seat open.
2. No phones or Blackberrys.
3. Let your guest order first.

read more ]]> http://www.magnals.com/newsletter/articles/2009/01/basics_bizdev.html 2009-01-12 Jan 12, 2009 Dylan Green and David Kurzman, Trial Presentation Consultants read more ]]> http://www.magnals.com/newsletter/articles/2009/01/straight_talk.html 2009-01-12 Jan 12, 2009 Ron Kurzman, Litigation Consultant / Partner read more ]]> http://www.magnals.com/newsletter/articles/2009/01/manage_risk.html 2009-01-12 Jan 12, 2009 Maria Hutnick, CLR read more ]]> http://www.magnals.com/newsletter/articles/2009/01/modern_deposition.html 2009-01-12 Jan 12, 2009 Nicole A. Matthiesen, Litigation Graphics Consultant The Case: We were contacted by a plaintiff’s firm who was suing a large company for sexual discrimination in the work place.

The Challenge: To communicate to the jury in a graphic the disproportionate amount of men in management and executive roles compared to women in support roles. read more ]]> http://www.magnals.com/newsletter/articles/2009/01/graphic.html 2009-01-12 Jan 12, 2009 Nicole A. Matthiesen, Litigation Graphics Consultant
This months presentation, from Caldwell vs NOLA Builders Association, involves mold exposure within the home and how it relates to human health. read more ]]> http://www.magnals.com/newsletter/articles/2009/01/presentation.html 2009-01-12 Jan 12, 2009