Best Gideon Scott Podcasts (2024)

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Winning Massive Verdicts on Transvaginal Mesh Cases with Kila Baldwin 51:56

1d ago51:56

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“There's no glory in trying to make something out of nothing. Cases are won and lost on the facts. If you don't have a good case, you're not going to win that case 99.9 percent of the time.” In this episode of Just Verdicts, host Brendan Lupetin is joined by Kila Baldwin, shareholder at Anapol Weiss. Kila has been involved in a number of high-profi…

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S3E19: It's happening.....it's finally happening! Tom Hicks with the EAC 27:13

7d ago27:13

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The High Turnout Wide Margins team recently traveled to Portland, Oregon, for a special workshop on State Associations hosted by the Election Center. While there, we were able to have face-to-face conversations with people working in elections across the country. In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Commissioner Tom Hicks, …

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“Off-Code” Strategy Nets $1.3 Million Non-Economic Verdict in Slip-and-Fall Case with Scott Perlmuter 1:01:31

17d ago1:01:31

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Slip-and-fall cases benefit from being “off code”–dialing down aggression and slowing things down. Especially when there’s no clear evidence of a premises violation, building credibility (yours and your client’s) is the best way to proceed. In this episode of Just Verdicts, host Brendan Lupetin is joined by slip-and-fall attorney Scott Perlmuter of…

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S3E18 - A Tale of Two Cities with Michigan’s Jackie Beaudry and Melanie Ryska 30:22

21d ago30:22

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The High Turnout Wide Margins team recently traveled to Portland, Oregon, for a special workshop on State Associations hosted by the Election Center. While there, we were able to have face-to-face conversations with people working in elections across the country. In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Jackie Beaudry and Melan…

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$2.5M Verdict on Two Shoulder Surgeries: Motivating the Jury with Clancy Boylan 54:14

1M ago54:14

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“Another one for the books.” How do you get a $2.5M verdict on two shoulder surgeries? It comes down to telling a compelling story to motivate the jury. In this episode of Just Verdicts, host Brendan Lupetin is joined by the show’s first returning guest, trial attorney Clancy Boylan of Morgan & Morgan. Tune is as Brendan and Clancy break down Clanc…

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S3E17 - Virginia is for Voters with Henrico County’s Mark Coakley 25:39

1M ago25:39

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The High Turnout Wide Margins team recently traveled to Portland, Oregon, for a special workshop on State Associations hosted by the Election Center. While there, we were able to have face-to-face conversations with people working in elections across the country. In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Mark Coakley. He’s the G…

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Near $1B Verdict on Defective Seat Belt Case in Philadelphia with Wesley Ball 1:03:27

2M ago1:03:27

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A product intended to ensure safety should not be the source of an injury. In 2023, veteran trial attorney Wesley Ball of Farrar & Ball LLP helped secure a verdict against a car manufacturer that put defective seat belts in their cars. In this episode of Just Verdicts, Wes tells host Brendan Lupetin how he prevailed on behalf of a client whose deva…

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S3E16 - Professionalizing the Election Field One OREO at a Time with Ohio’s Aaron Ockerman 27:16

2M ago27:16

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The High Turnout Wide Margins team recently traveled to Portland, Oregon, for a special workshop on State Associations hosted by the Election Center. While there, we were able to have face-to-face conversations with people working in elections across the country. In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Aaron Ockerman, the Exec…

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S3E15 – Investment, Representation and Reflection in North Carolina with Derek Bowens in Durham County, NC 27:13

2M ago27:13

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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Derek Bowens, the Elections Director in Durham County, North Carolina. They spoke about crafting narratives to help election administrators share and showcase the need for local investment in elections and about the importance of having election administrators that represent and reflect …

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Failure to Diagnose Leads to $19.7 Million Verdict in Pennsylvania with Tom Bosworth 1:03:01

2M ago1:03:01

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Fighting for what is right can be difficult. But that fight is worth it when justice is done. In this episode of Just Verdicts, host Brendan Lupetin is joined by Philadelphia injury attorney Tom Bosworth to discuss the case of Diane Melendez, whose undiagnosed condition caused her to experience extreme pain and lose her job. Tom recalls impeaching …

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S3E14 - A behind-the-scenes look of the private election industry with Matthew Fitch 27:56

3M ago27:56

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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Matthew Fitch. He’s the owner of Merriman River Group, a private election firm that works with organizations such as labor unions and, recently, the Missouri Democratic Party for the presidential preference primary.They spoke about how one manages a private election, including preparatio…

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$1M Verdict in Pennsylvania’s Fayette County With Tom Crenney and James Tallman 55:22

3M ago55:22

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In Pennsylvania, plaintiff lawyers call Fayette County “Fayette-Nam.” They say jurors are anti-establishment. They say it’s one of the toughest counties in the Commonwealth. They say job one is to get their case out of Fayette County. James Tallman and Tom Crenney tried their med mal case in Fayette County. They won. In this episode of Just Verdict…

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How to Find Your Flaws Before the Jury Does With Trial Consultant Mark Schultz 48:39

3M ago48:39

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Mark Schultz has regularly utilized focus groups for over 35 years and has become a firm believer in their necessity as part of the discovery and trial preparation process. On this episode of Just Verdicts, host and med mal litigator Brendan Lupetin, is joined by Attorney Mark Schultz, founder of Keystone Focus Trial Consulting. After four decades …

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S3E13 - Exploring a Victorian Election System with the UK Association of Electoral Administrators’ Peter Stanyon 28:49

3M ago28:49

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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Peter Stanyon. He’s the Chief Executive for the Association of Election Administrators, or AEA, in the United Kingdom. They spoke about the complexities of the UK's election system with its limited time frame for some elections, changes in voter ID law, and the challenges of adding moder…

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No Apologies: A Deep Dive Into a $26 Million Trucking Verdict with Clancy Boylan 48:19

4M ago48:19

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We’ve heard for a while now that the “piss-off factor”–getting the jury angry, is probably the single biggest factor in driving verdicts in most cases. But what is the biggest driver of the “piss-off factor”? Defendant’s refusal to accept responsibility when there’s clear liability. On this episode of Just Verdicts (formerly Trial & Medical Error),…

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S3E12 - Putting the Face in… Personalizing the Need for Congressional Elections Funding with Issue One’s Gideon Cohn-Postar 26:06

4M ago26:06

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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Gideon Cohn-Postar. He’s the Legislative Director from Issue One, an organization that advocates for cross partisan political reform at the Congressional level – on issues such as social media reform, protecting the safety of election officials and consistent federal funding for election…

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From Mundane Facts to a Shocking Verdict with Kelly Ciravolo and Jamie Anzalone 1:14:29

4M ago1:14:29

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How do you go from a $130k settlement offer to a $3M verdict on a case that was originally a garden variety slip-and-fall-hip-fracture-in-a-nursing-home case? On this episode of Just Verdicts (formerly Trial & Medical Error), host and med mal litigator Brendan Lupetin, is joined by personal injury attorneys Kelly Ciravolo and Jamie Anzalone of Anza…

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S3E11 - Laying it on the electionline: covering local election news with Mindy Moretti 27:21

4M ago27:21

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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Mindy Moretti, the editor-in-chief of electionline, a news source and aggregator for local election administrators that sends out a daily newsletter on all things election news. They spoke about how electionline has evolved over time, what it takes for Moretti to curate it each morning, …

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Focus Groups, Big Data, and How to Look for the System Failure in Your Med Mal Case with Ben Gideon 1:00:15

5M ago1:00:15

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The best trial lawyers are the ones who can spot the big picture and then figure out a strategy to use that to tip the case to their side. On this episode of Just Verdicts (formerly Trial & Medical Error), Brendan Lupetin interviews Ben Gideon, a med mal trial attorney from Maine who is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates and co-host of Elawv…

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S3E10 - Brewing up Election Security with Scott McDonell in Dane County, Wisconsin 24:31

5M ago24:31

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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Scott McDonell in Dade County, Wisconsin. After a number of threats and attempted break-ins, McDonell decided that election officials needed a safer and larger space for election processes.So, after traveling around the country to look at other election offices, McDonell chose the new sp…

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A Trailblazing Victory in Rural Pennsylvania: Victor Pribanic Explains his $3.25M Verdict 58:09

5M ago58:09

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While there are certain venues you’d like to avoid, if possible, you just can't control where your client was injured. Our clients deserve justice no matter where malpractice happened. On this episode of Just Verdicts (formerly Trial & Medical Error), Brendan Lupetin interviews Victor Pribanic, a trial lawyer at Pribanic & Pribanic in Western Penns…

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S3E9 - A Legacy of Election Communication, Collaboration and Martial Arts with Tommy Gong in Contra Costa County, California 29:14

5M ago29:14

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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Tommy Gong from Contra Costa County, California. They spoke about Tommy’s long history working in California elections, about his work with Bay Area Votes – and how they’re trying to educate and connect with voters – and a little about his unique connection to Bruce Lee. https://www.face…

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S3E8 - Rebuilding Trust in Elections One Local Office at a Time with Fred DeCaro III in Greenwich, Connecticut 27:18

6M ago27:18

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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Fred DeCaro III, one of the two elected Registrars of Voters in Greenwich, Connecticut. They spoke about the unique nature of Connecticut’s election administration, some of the challenges of being a part-time local election administrator, and about what all election administrators could …

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Mediation Master Class: Advising Clients and Winning Negotiations with John Noble 1:12:58

6M ago1:12:58

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There's nothing “alternative" about the mediation process anymore. Trials are the alternative because settlements and mediations far outweigh the cases that are being tried. In this episode of Just Verdicts (formerly Trial & Medical Error), med mal litigator Brendan Lupetin talks with John Noble, a prolific and highly sought-after mediator in the C…

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S3E7 - Election Transparency with Heider Garcia in Dallas County, Texas 26:21

6M ago26:21

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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Heider Garcia in Dallas County, Texas. Garcia has had a couple of high-profile years – first, being highlighted on “This American Life” for the inclusive and in-depth way he engaged with people who were skeptical of or had questions about the elections process. Then, after a close result…

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Tactics For a $100 Million Verdict with Ryan McKeen 50:03

6M ago50:03

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Being prepared for trial conveys the message that your case is important. So when you have a limited window of time to present your case to the jury, you better not wing it. On this episode of Just Verdicts (formerly Trial & Medical Error), med mal litigator Brendan Lupetin interviews Ryan McKeen, the Co-founder and CEO of Connecticut Trial Firm, L…

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S3E6 - HTWM Live: Looking to 2024: Insights from Gabriel Sterling in Georgia and Trey Grayson in Kentucky 29:41

6M ago29:41

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Last November, the High Turnout Wide Margins team held a live event looking ahead to 2024’s election cycle. Hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey spoke - for the first time – with Secretary of State-level election administrators: Gabriel Sterling in Georgia and Trey Grayson in Kentucky. They spoke about some of the things they’ve learned during their t…

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John Fisher – How to Create the Med Mal Law Firm of Your Dreams 58:52

7M ago58:52

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“Being good at what you do is enough to make you successful.” If only. If you want to build a thriving law practice in the modern legal marketplace, business and marketing chops are a must. Tune in as John Fisher provides a masterclass for young lawyers hungry to make (and keep) more money, develop a referral-based practice, and cultivate a valuabl…

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S3E5 - Reimagining Inventory Management with Jamie Shew in Douglas County, Kansas 29:06

7M ago29:06

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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak withJamie Shew in Douglas County, Kansas. They spoke about how innovations - like RFID, or Radio Frequency Identification technology, can be used for keeping track of all of the equipment needed to run a good, efficient election.

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John Perkosky’s $16 Million Birth Injury Verdict Explained 1:28:22

7M ago1:28:22

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Having the facts on your side doesn’t always keep a case from going to trial. There are always arguments on the defense side, and even the strongest facts have to be presented effectively to get a good case result. In this episode of Just Verdicts (formerly Trial & Medical Error), med mal litigators Brendan Lupetin and Greg Unatin welcome Pittsburg…

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S3E4 - Hacking Elections with BiaSciLab 27:56

7M ago27:56

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In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with BiaSciLab, a teenage white hat hacker who has been working in the elections cybersecurity space since she was 11 years old. They discuss the role of DEF CON’s Voting Village and ethical hackers in testing and identifying cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the American election system. To l…

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Slip and Fall Trial Strategies that Work 1:00:57

8M ago1:00:57

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A good trial lawyer, like a good storyteller, knows how to use narratives to connect with their audience. Often, the simplest stories are the most powerful. The challenge can be cutting out the extraneous details and focusing on what is strongest in a case. In this episode of Just Verdicts (formerly Trial & Medical Error), med mal litigators Brenda…

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S3E3 - Collaboration between Election Administrators and Election Researchers with MIT's Charles Stewart III 25:57

8M ago25:57

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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Charles Stewart III. He’s the director of the MIT Election Data and Science Lab and the co-director of the Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project (https://electionlab.mit.edu/). They spoke about the relationship between academics studying elections and the local election administrators wh…

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Work Your Case Up to Win at Trial – How We Do It 46:44

8M ago46:44

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Whether you’ve tried dozens of cases or are preparing to try your very first case, establishing an effective trial preparation process is key to a successful outcome for you and your client. In this episode of Just Verdicts (formerly Trial & Medical Error), med mal litigators Brendan Lupetin and Greg Unatin discuss the process they go through every…

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S3E2 - The Creation of ERIC and the Challenges of Keeping Voter Lists up to Date with John Lindback 27:38

8M ago27:38

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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with John Lindback. He’s been involved in elections administration for many years and was the first Executive Director of ERIC, the Electronic Registration Information Center, after its creation in 2012. They spoke about the creation of ERIC, how the multi-state voter-registration monitoring …

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Virtual Focus Groups Explained – Part 2 56:38

9M ago56:38

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While it’s okay to look for positive feedback, don’t try to win the focus group. That’s a mistake. Instead you want that first presentation to be really tough so that you find all the problems, all the ways that the jury hates your case, hates you, hates your client, whatever it is. And then you can iterate, fix, repair, and patch. In this episode …

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S3E1 - HTWM Live at NCSL: How Local Election Officials and State Legislators Can Work Together with Ruth Hardy and Carlton Wing 25:02

9M ago25:02

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This past August, the High Turnout Wide Margins team headed to Indianapolis for the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Legislative Summit, which brings together lawmakers from all across the country. Hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey did a live taping at the event where – for the first time – they spoke with state legislators. They spoke ab…

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Virtual Focus Groups Explained – Part 1 52:24

9M ago52:24

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Anybody can do a focus group. With the prevalence of virtual platforms nowadays, it is so much easier to do focus groups that there’s really no excuse not to. And it doesn’t have to cost a lot of money, either. If you aren’t doing focus groups, you’re probably doing yourself, your case, and your client a disservice. In this episode of Just Verdicts…

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“System Failures” the Secret to Winning Medical Malpractice Cases 25:50

10M ago25:50

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In a med mal case, it's easier for people to hold an entity responsible–like a hospital–and make them pay, rather than blaming an individual–like a doctor. Therefore, how you work up a med mal case matters. It’s the difference between working up a case that is easier to win versus a case that is harder to win. What kind of case do you want? In this…

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“Rules” for Winning Medical Malpractice Trials 28:58

10M ago28:58

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Medical malpractice cases are complicated for the jury. You have to help them understand the medicine, the deviation, how the mistake was made, and why the mistake led to the harm. You have to try to simplify the case as much as possible. In this episode of Just Verdicts (formerly Trial & Medical Error), med mal litigators Greg Unatin and Brendan L…

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Medical Malpractice Missteps – Lessons from a Loss 1:05:51

11M ago1:05:51

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Learn from your losses. It’s the same for med mal trial attorneys as it is in life. In this episode of Just Verdicts (formerly Trial & Medical Error), med mal litigators Brendan Lupetin and Greg Unatin discuss a recent orthopedic medical malpractice case they took to verdict–a case they felt had real merit, but did not end up going their way. Brend…

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Mild TBI Car Crash Jury Verdict Part 2 1:10:34

11M ago1:10:34

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“Trial is a battle of impression more than it is logic.” As a plaintiff’s attorney your job is to do a deep dive and understand the minutiae of the medicine–along with the specifics of the case, the claims, and the causation–so you can tell the story of the plaintiff in a language that the jury can understand. In part 2 of this 2-part episode serie…

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Mild TBI Car Crash Jury Verdict Part 1 55:52

12M ago55:52

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Concussion cases can be difficult. The injury is invisible. The jury is skeptical. But there is a formula to success. Do you know it? Tune in to the debut episode of Just Verdicts (formerly Trial & Medical Error) as seasoned med mal litigators Brendan Lupetin and Greg Unatin share the tactics they used to win a favorable verdict in a recent concuss…

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Welcome to Trial & Medical Error 0:24

1y ago0:24

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Are you a trial lawyer seeking a competitive edge in medical malpractice cases? This is the lawyer podcast for you. On Trial & Medical Error, we share novel insights and legal strategies to help you confidently tackle the most complicated cases. Hosted by Pennsylvania medical malpractice attorneys Brendan Lupetin and Greg Unatin, founders of Lupeti…

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478:Taking Back Arizona & America By Following The Constitution & We The People 56:00

1y ago56:00

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6/16/23: Daniel Wood filed a Remonstrance in the Arizona Supreme Court, with the Governor, Senate, House, AG & the Mari-Corruption Board of Supervisors. This addresses the unconstitutional ELECTIONS in Arizona & the Nation. The Remonstrance was filed on behalf of The People of Arizona to RECEIVE our long overdue JUSTICE! Now it's time for YOU to SI…

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477: Arizona Corruption Exposed - Chaos, Lies & The Cast Of Characters...Oh My! 57:00

1y ago57:00

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6/9/23: Ray Michaels - Chair of LD8 & Brian Ference - MAL of MCRC (we love to abbreviate in Mari-Corruption County). The Boys are back in town & setting the record straight on what's happening in the battle between the Hall of Justice (Grassroots) v Legend of Doom (AZGOP & Rino Establishment + the legislaTURDS. There's never a dull moment in the de…

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476: Why DOESN'T Kari Lake Want To WIN Her Case? Filing Rule 59a Today WINS IT! 47:00

1y ago47:00

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SAVE MY FREEDOM TV...Your Censorship-Free, Safe Space, Sanctuary Speakeasy for Patriots 5/31/23: Michele Swinick joins Ann Vandersteel on Right Now to discuss the ONLY strategy for Kari Lake to WIN her case & have the election "Set-Aside." Her attorneys have it all wrong. The Supreme Court handed her the strategy & Rey Valenzuela's testimony served…

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S2E26 - Reflecting on a Family Legacy of Election Administration with Miller County, Missouri’s Clinton Jenkins 28:46

1y ago28:46

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In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak toClinton Jenkins – a third-generation county clerk in Miller County, Missouri.As of the 2020 Census, Miller County has a population of 24,722. They spoke about his family legacy of public service, themany tasks that come with the job, and some of the challenges he has faced inhis small, rura…

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S2E25 - The State of Federal Election Funding with the EAC’s Ben Hovland and Votebeat’s Carrie Levine 27:27

1+ y ago27:27

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In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak to Ben Hovland and Carrie Levine. Ben is the current Vice Chair for the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, and Carrie is the Story Editor for Votebeat, a “nonprofit news organization committed to reporting the nuanced truth about elections and voting at a time of crisis in America.” They sp…

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S2E24 – HTWM Live at the US Alliance for Election Excellence with Michigan’s Jocelyn Benson and Colorado’s Pam Anderson 25:45

1+ y ago25:45

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In February, High Turnout Wide Margins was invited to do a live recording at the first in-person meeting of the US Alliance for Election Excellence – a nonpartisan collaborative of election administrators and subject matter experts. Hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey spoke with two election administrators that night – Jocelyn Benson, the Michigan Se…

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