Events

The Scope of the Committee

Our Committee’s scope covers:

Matters relating to the preparation and trial of legal actions involving issues of tort or insurance law, including, but not limited to, the study, criticism and evaluation of techniques, tactics, stratagems and methods currently used, or recommended or suggested for use, in connection with any of the following:

• Pleadings; joinder of parties or causes of action; third party procedure
• Pre-trial procedure; depositions and other discovery procedures; motions for summary judgment
• Selection of the jury; opening statements; examination and cross-examination; motions before and during trial; closing arguments; instructions to the jury; motions after judgment
• Admissibility of evidence; introduction in evidence and use of exhibits; experiments and demonstrations; proof of damages; use of life-expectancy and work-life-expectancy tables
• Competency and qualification of witnesses; uses and abuses of expert testimony
• Courtroom ethics, conduct and manners; misconduct of jurors, counsel or the court
• Making a record in the trial court for use on appeal
• Use of declaratory judgment procedure