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Personal Injury & Torts

Jul. 19, 2001

Taking Control

Adam D. H. Grant of Los Angeles' Christa & Jackson won a summary judgment motion in a workplace accident case.Newman v. B. H. Rigging Inc., 814787 (Orange County Super. Ct. Feb. 28, 2001).

        Defense counsel "controlled" the deposition testimony by, among other things, asking the plaintiff a critical question in a friendly and casual way that seemingly minimized its importance.
        
        FACTS
        According to the defense attorney, on March 12, 1999, the plai...

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