EP202: Don’t Cross The Yellow Line

EP202: Don’t Cross The Yellow Line

Arguing with a judge never goes well, so how does one express their disagreements respectfully and strategically for the benefit of their client? John Simon and Alvin Wolff share the insights they’ve gleaned from past experiences while discussing a recent Philadelphia courtroom eruption in this episode’s hot topics. Then, from the inbox, The Case Doctors debate how best to handle a case involving a semi-autonomous vehicle that followed the rules straight into a tree, and attempt to answer: is algorithmic blind obedience a product defect?

EP201: When Experts Go Rogue & Meta Verdict Fallout

John Simon breaks down nine of the top 10 factors most likely to derail a case and how to handle them in this episode of The Case Doctors, with Tim Cronin as guest host. Here’s a hint: Experts. They also examine the impact of recent social media–driven verdicts and discuss how a low rideshare verdict could influence similar cases moving forward in a good way.

EP12: When Instagram Evidence and Honest Plaintiffs Make — or Break — a Case

In this episode of The Case Doctors, Christine tees up a lineup of legal dilemmas that range from rideshare upgrades to Instagram gotchas — while John Simon and Alvin Wolff do what they do best: separate real claims from manufactured outrage. And, a viewer wonders how to salvage their case after the defense found a workout video of an injured client. John Simon says a case he once had involving an injured wrestler was salvaged by the plaintiff’s honesty on the stand even though he was on commercials jumping from the top rope.

EP 11: A Suction Setting Too High

On this award-winning episode of The Case Doctors — fresh off their big win at the Missouri Lawyers Media Legal Innovation Summit for Legal Tech Education — the gang proves once again that education is subjective. Plus, John Simon and Alvin Wolff dive into how attorneys coping with a client impregnated after using a 3D printed contraceptive should handle challenges in the case, as well as an attorney wondering what direction to take a case involving an online influencer damaged by a facial suction device.

EP10: The Client and the Corndog

News of a corndog recall spark hilarious memories for Alvin Wolff of a case he once handled involving misuse of a corndog. And attorneys ask the Case Doctors how they keep their sanity and ethics intact when a client has a history of suing and firing previous attorneys.