Trial Themes
Posted On: January 14, 2010
Beth Osowski provides a nice list of trial themes for plaintiffs and defendants' lawyers in the Civil Litigation Blog.
This is not a bad list to gloss over before trial if you are not crystal clear on what your trial theme(s) should be. I like that these themes are short and simple. If you can't describe your claim (or defense) in 5 words or less, it is going to be hard to get it across to a jury. From the plaintiffs' perspective, as David Ball and Don Keenan explain in Reptile, the best themes show the defendant's actions constitute an immediate threat to public safety and that a significant verdict for the plaintiff will reduce that danger.
