{"id":2036,"date":"2019-05-16T17:08:49","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T17:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koganinjury.wpengine.com\/?page_id=2036"},"modified":"2025-03-12T10:31:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:31:59","slug":"presenting-opening-statements-in-a-boca-raton-personal-injury-case","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kogan-disalvo.com\/boca-raton-injury\/overview\/presenting-opening-statements\/","title":{"rendered":"Presenting Opening Statements in a Boca Raton Personal Injury Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kogan-disalvo.com\/boca-raton-injury\/overview\/presenting-opening-statements\/#Role_of_Visual_Aids\" >Role of Visual Aids<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kogan-disalvo.com\/boca-raton-injury\/overview\/presenting-opening-statements\/#Explaining_the_Impact_of_the_Injury\" >Explaining the Impact of the Injury<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kogan-disalvo.com\/boca-raton-injury\/overview\/presenting-opening-statements\/#Calling_Witnesses\" >Calling Witnesses<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Once a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kogan-disalvo.com\/\">personal injury case<\/a> has moved to trial and the jury has been selected, it is time for opening statements. In an opening statement, each side will typically walk the jury through their explanation of the case and explain what <strong>evidence<\/strong> they will present. An attorney from Kogan &amp; DiSalvo will strategize and develop an opening statement to suit the specific circumstances of your case. Read below to learn more about the process of opening statements <a href=\"\/boca-raton-injury\/overview\/\">in the case involving the client injured by a faulty staircase<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Role_of_Visual_Aids\"><\/span>Role of Visual Aids<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7668 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kogan-disalvo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/medical-billing-statement-edit.jpg\" alt=\"A printed medical billing statement with a stethoscope on top of it\" width=\"1000\" height=\"364\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Juries often understand an argument better when they see it rather than hear one. In this particular case, the theory was that treads and risers on the staircase were not uniform and were of differing dimensions. Lawyers from Kogan &amp; DiSalvo had <strong>numerous photographs of the staircase<\/strong>. The attorneys picked the best one and showed it to the jury in the opening statement. The jury could see that this was a patchwork of different size treads and risers. It was plainly obvious to anyone looking at the staircase that there was something wrong, that it was not uniform, and that it did not comply with the building code. The photos also had a ruler on the risers so the jury could see the risers were of varying dimensions.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiff\u2019s team also showed the jury in the opening statement a blow-up photograph of an x-ray showing the titanium plate and screws that had been <strong>inserted<\/strong> in the client\u2019s ankle during surgery.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Explaining_the_Impact_of_the_Injury\"><\/span>Explaining the Impact of the Injury<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>During opening statement, lawyers from the plaintiff\u2019s team briefly explained how the client was <strong>impacted<\/strong> by the incident that occurred. Attorneys typically give the jury a taste of what is to come, including who the witnesses are going to be and what they are going to say. Usually, an attorney will not go into too much detail, because that is what the witnesses are there for and a lawyer does not want to steal their thunder or have the jury not pay attention to the witness. During the lawyer&#8217;s opening statement, he gave <strong>a little preview of what the witness may say<\/strong>, but just enough so they understand why that witness is being called to testify but not so much that the testimony is redundant with the opening statement.<\/p>\n<h3>Defense Opening Statement<\/h3>\n<p>In their opening statement, the defendant and their attorney did not present any <strong>visual aid<\/strong>, but they explained their medical expert\u2019s opinion that the ankle had healed well and that the client would not have any problems in the future as a result of the fractured ankle.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Calling_Witnesses\"><\/span>Calling Witnesses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6440 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kogan-disalvo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iStock-1346156748-expert-witness-testifying.jpg\" alt=\"Woman testifying on the witness stand in court\" width=\"1000\" height=\"364\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the opening statements, the plaintiff\u2019s team called a number of witnesses to the stand to begin the plaintiff\u2019s case presentation. A common legal theory is to <strong>always<\/strong> start with a strong witness and <strong>end<\/strong> with a strong witness. In this case, the attorneys from Kogan &amp; DiSalvo started with the liability witnesses to establish the <strong>negligence<\/strong> of the defendant. The last witness was the client, who was a nice, sympathetic voice. In between, the plaintiff\u2019s team called pain and suffering witnesses, people who were able to talk about the problems that the plaintiff suffered as a result of the injury sustained in the <a href=\"\/boca-raton-injury\/slip-and-fall-lawyer\/\">fall.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"tel:5613759500\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(206,166,44) 0%,rgb(135,106,2) 91%)\" rel=\"\">Call Now to speak with an experienced pedestrian accident attorney<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once a personal injury case has moved to trial and the jury has been selected, it is time for opening 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