by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
(a) Points upon which the trial judge is requested to charge the jury shall be so framed that each may be completely answered by a simple affirmation or negation. Attorneys shall hand copies of requested points for charge to the trial judge and to the opposing...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
Attorneys for each party or group of parties may make an opening address to the jury and may also make an address to the jury after the close of the testimony.231 Pa. Code ยง 225
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
The court may compel the plaintiff in any action to produce all evidence upon the question of the defendant’s liability before calling any witness to testify solely to the extent of the injury or damages. The defendant’s attorney may then move for a...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
In any action for bodily injury or death in which a plaintiff has raised a claim for a damage award for noneconomic loss that is viable under applicable substantive law, the court shall give the following instructions to the jury.The plaintiff has made a claim for a...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
(a)(1) Whenever a jury trial is expected to last for more than two days, jurors, except as otherwise provided by subdivision (a)(2), may take notes during the proceedings and use their notes during deliberations.(2) Jurors are not permitted to take notes when the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
(a) Before the taking of evidence, the trial judge shall instruct the jurors as provided in Rule 220.1. (b) In conducting a trial by jury, the court may use one or more of the procedures provided in subdivisions (c) and (d) as may be appropriate in the particular...
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