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CRUMBLING THEIR CREDIBILITY: THREE STEPS TO WEAKEN THE ADVERSE WITNESS CRUMBLING THEIR CREDIBILITY THREE STEPS TO WEAKEN THE ADVERSE WITNESS    It can be a challenge in the arbitration setting for the advocate to try and address the witness provided by the adverse party at hearing.  Fact is with lack of ‘live’ testimony (for the … Continued

FORTIFYING YOUR WITNESS: THREE THOUGHTS TOWARD ARBITRATOR RELIANCE FORTIFYING YOUR WITNESS THREE THOUGHTS TOWARD ARBITRATOR RELIANCE    When you are writing your Contentions and about to reach the point when you want to ingrain (or embed) the Statement of your witness; what are some best practices to strengthen their credibility.  Granted always distinguish the difference … Continued

ANYONE NOT LIKE A WITNESS ? LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE LAY WITNESS ANYONE NOT LIKE A WITNESS ? LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR A LAY WITNESS    Do not know about you … but anytime I come across a subrogation Arbitration case that involves an independent Witness; I sense the case narrative will get ratcheted … Continued

A YEAR’S WORTH OF STORYTELLING: YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS A YEAR’S WORTH OF STORYTELLING YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS    Ms. Mays is happy; Pleasant Indemnity is thrilled and of course this Blog is delighted !  We’ve Won our subrogation case in intercompany arbitration and $ 5872 is headed to Pleasant and a $ … Continued

THE PENULTIMATE FINAL CHAPTER: YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS THE PENULTIMATE FINAL CHAPTER YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS    Our hypothetical arbitration case involving Veronica Mays is finally heading to Hearing.  It only took a year to prepare our Contentions (this compendium series started the first week of January 2022).  40 issues of the Blog later and … Continued