Do you know the fastest way to get a mistrial in the state of New York, in a medical malpractice case, in an accident case, or even a wrongful death case? Here are some of the common ways mistrials typically happen in personal injury cases. The Judge will be Instructing the Jury At the trial’s inception, the judge is going to give instructions to the jury, and they are direct and strongly worded instructions. These instructions say that jurors are not allowed to discuss this case during the time of the lawsuit, when they are there listening to the testimony. The only time jurors can

What happens when your witness does not show up when he is called to the stand? You might feel that such a situation is rare or unheard but it happens more often than you think, especially in personal injury cases. There can be many reasons for the witness not showing up. For instance, you could have subpoenaed a witness, and the witness might have ignored the subpoena. Maybe the witness has voluntarily agreed to come in and testify, but now he is stuck in traffic. There could be many different reasons for a witness not showing up, despite the fact that he is scheduled to