'Shorter is better' is his philosophy; insurance litigation's goal should be to convince juries carriers should be allies

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Robert N. Sayler was recently named one of the nation's top ten litigators by The National Law Journal. He advises avoiding prolonged disputes over discoverable matters. Narrowing issues with pretrial motions is another suggestion by Sayler. In general he prefers to focus the courtroom battle as between the facts and the witnesses. By staying out of the fray, an insurance litigator is able to maintain the confidence of the jury.

Cases, Insurance law, Sayler, Robert N.

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Honest plaintiffs often overreach: but it pays to be gracious to opponents and to avoid the prevailing stereotype that might turn off the jurors

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Scott Lassetter advises making an evaluation of the credibility of the plaintiff's case at the outset of trial. Aggressively countering each of the plaintiff's allegations is another recommendation of Lassetter. One of the ten attorneys named top litigator in the US by The National Law Journal, Lassetter advocates attacking the plaintiff's case, not the plaintiff.

Lassetter, Scott D.

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