In cases that involve illness or disease as a result of exposure to asbestos, benzene, pharmaceuticals or other dangerous substances, there are several tactics corporate defense lawyers typically use to try to win:
- Time—Defense lawyers know that the longer they can stall a case, the better chance they have to win. This is because time interferes with people’s memory of facts relating to the case and gives the defendant more time to prepare. Even more grim and malicious: corporate defense lawyers stall in hopes that the victim and/or key witnesses will die so that they can’t testify. That’s why it’s so important that victims contact us as soon as they’ve been diagnosed.
- Attacking the Plaintiff’s character—No one should be knowingly exposed to deadly chemicals. Yet many corporate defense lawyers try to divert the jury’s attention away from their guilt by attacking the Plaintiff. This tactic can backfire. One such example is the case of Steven Pelley
- Hiring an Expert Witness—Many defense teams get “expert” witnesses to testify to support false claims that the product or substance the Plaintiff was exposed to isn’t really that harmful, that the exposure wasn’t enough to cause harm, or other such claims.
We have plenty of experience dealing with these and other tactics of corporate defense lawyers and anticipate and prepare for these underhanded methods before the trial.
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