In this edition of their International Litigation column, Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky examine the common practice in international arbitration of presenting direct witness testimony though ...

Direct and Cross Examination in Divorce Proceedings Alan Feigenbaum discusses the recent decision, T.I. v. R.I., where Justice Jeffrey Sunshine “provides a stellar educational tool in terms of ...

When preparing for trial testimony, often the focus is on what opposing counsel is going to do. You prepare for cross, naturally enough, because that is an adversarial moment. But my own view is that ...

It can be said that direct and cross-examination are the central features of the trial, and essential to examinations are the exhibits sought to be introduced in evidence. Each proffered exhibit must ...

From a legal point of view, there are two kinds of questions. OK, maybe four, but the latter two are really riffs on the basic two. Questions on direct examination are a species of their own and ...

Direct examination is the heart of the trial. It is also your greatest challenge. You must avoid leading questions used in cross-examination, and ask open-ended questions, meaning that unlike other ...

Cross-examination is the stuff of drama in fictional courtroom depictions. The savvy lawyer taking on a hostile witness on the stand—these are the moments TV and movie audiences live for. However, the ...

ANN ARBOR, MI – When colleges across the country begin holding live hearings with cross-examination in campus sexual assault cases as a result of new federal Title IX rules delivered Wednesday, ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - The University of Michigan plans to seek a re-hearing from a federal appeals court panel that ruled in favor of a student who sued the university after being kicked out of school over ...