Litigation
Cal. Litig. 2017, Volume 30, Number 2
Content
- From the Section Chair
- Technology in the Courtroom: Does It Engage or Overwhelm Jurors?
- Richard Nixon: the Whittier Washout
- Masthead
- Table of Contents
- Red Flags in the Defense of an Employment Case
- How Intangible Harms Can Result in Tangible Fcra Damages in California's Post-Spokeo Landscape
- Editor's Foreword: Hail to the Chiefs
- Family Law Litigation After Shimkus: Before Submitting at a Hearing, Always Move to Admit Your Declarations
- Brief Basics: the Table of Contents
- Litigation Section Executive Committee Past Chairs
- Confidentiality In Arbitration
- MCLE Test Questions for Self-Study Test (1 hour of credit)
- Past Editors-in-Chief
- Unintended Consequences of Adr
- Briefing Issues Pending Before the California Supreme Court
Red Flags in the Defense of an Employment Case
By Paulette Taylor
If you are considering whether to settle or defend an employment case at trial, first analyze the facts and the evidence from a jury perspective before you, your legal team, and your client make a decision.
Begin by making a list of red flag issues that may concern jurors enough to lead them to seriously consider an adverse verdict or, worse yet, an award of damages against your client. Then, look realistically at whether you can develop a combination of testimony, demonstrative evidence, graphics and arguments to overcome those weaknesses at trial.
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