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Clients Always Tell the Truth in Court-- Right?

Witness%20Stand%20Lying.jpgIn an article called "Labor Law's Biggest Bloopers," Canadian lawyer Howard Levitt puts an interesting spin on the truth about how and why clients will say what they think will strengthen their case, regardless of the truth. Here is an example of one of the "bloopers" that Mr. Levitt refers to in his article:

"I had a case last week where my employer client asserted that its former employee had falsely denied being involved in another business. The employee denied even meeting with his supervisor, even though circumstances made it obvious. By that one lie, the employee lost his case."

For the whole article, click here.

Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 07:27AM by Registered CommenterScott Felsenthal in , | CommentsPost a Comment

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