Episode: 609
Design Defect Strategy with Jake Plattenberger
April 30, 2025
Plaintiff attorney Jake Plattenberger used innovative trial techniques to overcome key excluded evidence in a tragic design defect case.
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The Jury Is Out
The Jury is Out offers insight, experience, and mentorship to trial attorneys who want to better serve their clients and improve their practice with a focus on client relations, trial skills, and firm management.
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Episode: 608
Against The Odds with Katie St. John
April 16, 2025
Everyone said they couldn’t win this case. But being the most prepared people in the room helped Dave Cates and Katie St. John secure a significant verdict in a difficult venue.
Episode: 607
Against The Odds with Dave Cates
April 2, 2025
Attorney Dave Cates partnered with Tim Cronin on a recent product case where the judge ordered a new trial based on defense misconduct. We’ll share the details and discuss how getting too deep in the weeds can actually save your case.
Episode: 606
Presenting Your Punitive Damages Case Part One
March 19, 2025
Now that you’ve built your case to include punitive damages, we’ll discuss ways to turn your case into a cause and address punitive damages at each state of the trial.
Episode: 605
Building Your Punitive Damages Case Part Three
March 5, 2025
In our continuing series on punitive damages, we explore the value of post-incident conduct and discuss powerful ways to frame your case.
Episode: 604
Building Your Punitive Damages Case Part Two
February 19, 2025
How do you identify potential punitive damages in your case? We’ll give examples on how to get creative and broaden your focus during discovery.
Episode: 603
Building Your Punitive Damages Case Part One
February 5, 2025
We believe punitive damages exist in almost every case. In the first episode of our series, we begin by exploring 3 fundamental truths about punitive damages.
Episode: 602
Sexual Assault Case
January 22, 2025
Dissecting a $535 million verdict in sexual assault case Attorneys Tim Cronin, John G. Simon and Nathan Perlmutter discuss the strategies and approach they took to a case involving a 13-year-old victim of sexual assault that led to the one of the largest plaintiff’s verdicts in Illinois history.
Episode: 601
Legal Research and AI Part Two
January 8, 2025
Our continuing discussion on legal research examines the strengths and weaknesses of AI and the importance of deep and complete human analysis of all research.
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