By Thomas M. O’Toole, Ph.D. A nearly universal component of building a cause challenge in voir dire is some variation of the speech about how
By Thomas M. O’Toole, Ph.D. “I wouldn’t be doing my job as an attorney unless I addressed this next subject. It’s a tricky subject
By Thomas M. O’Toole, Ph.D. In many respects, success in litigation rests on the understanding and appreciation that the philosophy of the justice system and
By Thomas M. O’Toole, Ph.D. In my last blog post, I discussed the merits of lobbying the court to preclude a plaintiff from engaging in
By Thomas M. O’Toole, Ph.D. I recently had the pleasure of witnessing an attorney make a motion to the court to preclude the plaintiff from
By Thomas M. O’Toole, Ph.D. My aunt-in-law Josephine, a resident of a small town in southern
By Thomas M. O’Toole, Ph.D. Jury deliberations began yesterday afternoon in the Michael Jackson wrongful death case after about five months of trial. According to
By Thomas M. O’Toole, Ph.D. The weird house at the end of the street…everyone had one as a child. It was usually occupied by some
by Thomas M. O’Toole, Ph.D. Given the way many attorneys talk, I’ve always had this vision of our federal judges being bred in some special
by Thomas M. O’Toole, Ph.D. Zimmermania is a national debate I’ve worked hard to stay clear of. Our fine mass media pundits have wrapped it
By Thomas M. O’Toole, Ph.D. Check the trending news stories at any moment these days and it becomes clear that Aaron Hernandez’s legal troubles have
By Thomas M. O’Toole, Ph.D. The United States Justice Department and six states recently filed an antitrust lawsuit in federal court seeking to block a
