The jury verdict in favor of the defendant was reversed because the trial court failed to give a curative instruction to mitigate the damage likely caused by the defense expert's testimony regarding his concern about malpractice claims, the need to practice "defensive...
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Month: January 2010
Circumstantial Evidence May Be More Certain, Satisfying and Persuasive
In a recent Apellate Court victory by this office, the court in Curran v. Kroll, 118 Conn. App. 401 (2009) (December 15, 2002; Flynn, C. J.; Trial Court - Berger, J.), the Appellate Court reaffirmed the importance of circumstantial evidence and reversed the directed...
High Court to Decide if Expert’s Outburst was Proper
In Pin v. Kramer, 119 Conn. App. 33 (2010), as reported here, the Appellate Court held that it was an abuse of discretion for the trial court to fail to give a curative instruction following the defense expert's rant about the need to practice defensive medicine to...