(Rev. 3, 10/12)
CHAPTER 1
FILE REVIEW, PROOF RUBRIC, TRIAL
LOGS AND CHECKLISTS
I. REVIEWIN G CASE 120 DAYS BEFORE TRI AL
§1:01 Review Gets You Orga nized
§1:02 Calen dar for 120 Days Before Trial
§1:03 Refresh ing Review Is Trial Pr epar ation
II. CLAIM S, D EFEN SES , AND PLEAD INGS IND EX
§1:10 Claim s and Defen ses
§1:11 Plea dings I ndex
§1:12 Key Fed eral Tor t Claims Act Con sider ation s
§1:13 Motions for Sum mary Ju dgment
III. ELEMENTS-OF-PROOF R UBR IC
§1:20 Review Ju ry Instr uction s and Ver dict Form s for Elem ents of Claim s and
Defen ses
§1:21 Sepa rately Cover E ach Elem ent
§1:22 Sam ple Elem ents -of-Proof Ru bric
§1:23 Usin g Jur y Inst ructions to Develop P roof Rubric
§1:24 Sam ple Jury Instr uction : Negligen ce
§1:25 Sam ple Jury Instr uction : Pain and Su ffering
§1:26 Sam ple Jury Instr uction : Failu re to Mitigate
§1:27 Sam ple Jury Instr uction : Comparative Negligence
IV. OTH ER LITIGATION FILES
§1:40 Review Ent ire File
§1:41 Discovery Re view and Discovery Ind ex
§1:42 Take Notes in Logs and Rubr ics
V. RECORD SUMM ARIES
§1:50 Recor d Sum maries
§1:51 Sam ple: Med ical Recor d Sum mary
§1:52 Build ing and Using a Medical Recor d Sum mary
Trial Preparation Tools 1-2
§1:53 Incorpor ate Medica l Informa tion Int o Proof Ch art and Trial Logs
§1:54 Med ical Specia ls
§1:55 Checklist: Med ical Specia ls
§1:56 Elect ronic M edical Records H ints
VI. WORKIN G LOGS
§1:60 Overview of Logs
§1:61 Motion-in -Limine Topics Log
§1:62 Dem onstrative Eviden ce Log
§1:63 Qua ntifying Pain and Su ffer ing Log
§1:64 Theme Log
§1:65 Evident iary Concerns Log
§1:66 Term inology Log
§1:67 Rese arch I ssues Log
§1:68 Genera l “To- Do” Log
§1:69 Not es Log
§1:70 Chea t Sheet
§1:71 Sett lemen t Thou ghts Log
VII. CHECKLISTS
§1:80 Evidence for E ach Elem ent in Proo f Ru bric
§1:81 Checklist of Logs
§1:82 Checklist: Coun tdown Calend ar
VIII. FORMS
A. COU NTD OWN CALENDARS
For m 1-01 120-Day Cou ntdo wn Calen dar
For m 1-01.1 60 -Day Coun tdown Calend ar
For m 1-01.2 180-Day Countdown Cale ndar
B. SAMPLE COMPLETED LOGS AN D RU BRICS
For m 1-02 Plea dings I ndex Form
For m 1-03 Employm ent Recor d Sum mary Form
For m 1-04 Med ical Recor d Summa ry Form
For m 1-05 Med ical Specia ls Form s
For m 1-06 Dem onstrative Eviden ce Logs Form s
For m 1-07 Qua ntifying Pain and Su ffer ing For ms
For m 1-08 Theme Log For ms
For m 1-09 Motion-in -Limine Topics Log Form
For m 1-10 To-Do Log F orm
C. B LANK LOGS AN D RU BRICS
For m 1-11 Pack et of Blan k Logs and Ru brics for Use at 120-Day Review
For m 1-12 Plea dings/ Discovery Index
For m 1-13 Med ical Recor ds/ Employment Record s Summary
For m 1-14 Elem ents -of-Proof Ru bric
For m 1-15 Motion in Lim ine Top ics Log
For m 1-16 Dem onstrative Eviden ce Log
For m 1-17 Qua ntifying Pain and Su ffer ing Log
For m 1-18 Theme Log
For m 1-19 Evident iary Concerns/ Resear ch Issues Log
(Rev. 3, 10/12)
1-3 File Review, Proof Rubric, Trial Logs and Checklists
For m 1-20 Term inology Log
For m 1-21 To-Do Log
For m 1-22 Chea t Sheet
For m 1-23 Med ical Specia ls Form
For m 1-24 Sett lemen t Thou ghts Log (Per sona l Injur y Case)
D. S AMPLE 120 -DAY REVIE W-CAR V. BU S ACCID ENT
For m 1-30 Review of Complaint and Answer
For m 1-31 Review of Plea dings
For m 1-32 Review of Discovery
For m 1-33 Review of Deposit ion Tra nscripts
For m 1-34 Review of Med ical Recor d Summa ry
For m 1-35 Review of Med ical Specia ls
For m 1-36 Review of Mem os and Ot her Docum ents in Facts Section
For m 1-37 Review of Jur y In structions
For m 1-38 Comp leted Elem ents-of-P roof Rubric for Sa mple Case
For m 1-39 Comp leted Motion-in-Lim ine Topics Log for Sample Case
For m 1-40 Comp leted Dem onstr ative Eviden ce Log for Sa mple Case
For m 1-41 Comp leted Quant ifying Pain and Su ffer ing Log for Sample Case
For m 1-42 Comp leted Them e Log for Sa mple Case
For m 1-43 Comp leted Evide ntiar y Concern/ Rese arch Log for Sa mple Case
For m 1-44 Comp leted Term inology Log for Sa mple Case
For m 1-45 Comp leted To-Do Log for Sam ple Case
For m 1-46 Comp leted 120-Day Cou ntdown for Sam ple Case
For m 1-47 Comp leted Sett lemen t Thou ghts Log for Samp le Case
E. SAMPLE RESPONS ES TO SU MMARY J UDGMENT MOTION S
For m 1-60 Par tial Response to Sum mary Ju dgmen t Motion: Sum mar y Jud gment
Stand ards and Bur dens
For m 1-61 Par tial Response to Sum mary Ju dgmen t Motion: J udgment Is to Be
Grant ed Only in Unus ual Cases
For m 1-62 Par tial Response to Sum mary Ju dgmen t Motion: Greater Negligen ce as
a Matter of Law
For m 1-63 Par tial Response to Sum mary Ju dgmen t Motion: No Duty
For m 1-64 Par tial Response to Sum mary Ju dgmen t Motion: No Notice
For m 1-65 Par tial Response to Sum mary Ju dgmen t Motion: Figh ting
Inter pret ation of Exclusiona ry Term in Insur ance P olicy
For m 1-66 Par tial Response to Sum mary Ju dgmen t Motion: Atta cking In sura nce
Policy
