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The May 2022 California Court of Appeal case, Kline v. Zimmer, Inc., stands for the general proposition that a defendant may have an expert testify as to possible alternative causes of an injury to rebut a plaintiff’s expert, even if those alternative possible causes do not rise to a reasonable degree of medical certainty....

In this continuing series on jury selection techniques, PSBR partner Rahul Ravipudi delves into cause challenges beginning with how to establish cause challenges during jury selection based on information you have learned from asking jurors open-ended questions.

In this next episode from the series on jury selection techniques, PSBR partner Rahul Ravipudi discusses how to effectively use mini opening statements during jury selection.

In this next episode from the series on jury selection techniques, PSBR partner Rahul Ravipudi discusses best practices for starting with your lines of questions, and the importance of preparation and organization in jury section. This will allow you to identify all of those jurors who have negative feelings based on their life experiences...

In this next episode from the series on jury selection techniques, PSBR partner Rahul Ravipudi discusses dynamics that occur between jurors in response to your questions and interactions with potential jurors and how you can use the responses of particular jurors to your advantage during jury selection. Using actual footage from jury selection in...