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Cross-Examination of the Plaintiff's Trucking Safety Expert: Eight Steps to Neutralize One of Your Biggest Threats
Presented By: DRI's Trucking Law Committee
Attendees will hear from experienced trucking lawyers on the best ways to prepare for and take the deposition of a plaintiff’s accident reconstructionist, how to challenge and/or attack the plaintiff’s expert’s credibility, and how to use the plaintiff’s accident reconstructionist to establish opinions that are favorable to the defense. Attendees will also take away practical tips and strategies that can be immediately implemented in their cases and will feel more confident in their abilities to prepare for and take a successful deposition of the plaintiff’s accident reconstructionist
What Will You Learn?:
- Strategies for researching, vetting, and knowing the ins and outs of a plaintiff’s accident reconstructionist prior to the deposition
- How to prepare for the deposition of plaintiff’s accident reconstructionist
- Best practices for conducting a thorough examination of and discrediting a plaintiff’s accident reconstructionist
- The best method for challenging the credibility of a plaintiff’s accident reconstructionist
- Way that a plaintiff’s attorney may attempt to rehabilitate the witness’s credibility
Mike H. Bassett, The Bassett Firm
Michael H. (Mike) Bassett, Senior Partner at The Bassett Firm, was born in Chicago, Illinois, August 26, 1961. Admitted to bar, 1987, Texas, U.S. District Courts for Texas; Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts. "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Education: University of Texas El Paso (B.B.A. [dual majors], cum laude 1984); St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., with distinction 1987). Articles Editor, St Mary's University Law Journal, 1986-1987; John Harlan Society; Briefing Attorney, Justice Ted Z. Robertson, Texas Supreme Court, 1987-1988. Certified Mediator and Neutral. Member: American Bar Association (Member of Litigation Section), Dallas Bar Association, Defense Research Institute (DRI), DRI Transportation Committee (Trucking Sub-Committee), American Trucking Association, and American Transportation Lawyers Association. Areas of Practice: Transportation Litigation, Products Liability, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Professional Liability, and Employment Litigation.
