As important as this debate might be, there remains no clear answer as to whether opening statements should or should not be used as part of the mediation process. Every case is different, as are the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After months of contentious pre-trial hearings and a painstaking jury selection process that took 10 days, Karen Read’s second ...

LIBERTY COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Opening statements began in the trial of a man accused of killing his wife and dismembering her body. Nicholas Kassotis is facing multiple charges in the tragic death of ...

Counsel sometimes claim that the parties each know the other’s position only too well, making opening statements unnecessary. Or they will sometimes say that opening statements use too much valuable ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Opening statements began Tuesday in the trial of Brennan Wakey, who is charged with second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the killing of Colton Wright at a ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Opening statements today in a Columbus courtroom for the murder trial of two alleged gang members. They are accused of killing Alex Bales Davis in a drive by shooting back in ...

Opening statements were heard Wednesday morning in downtown LA in the arson prosecution of Jonathan Rinderknecht, who's accused of causing the January 2025 wildfires in Pacific Palisades. Key to the ...

The plaintiff and defendants’ tables as seen from the judge’s bench in a courtroom at San Diego Superior Court. Photographed on April 8, 2026. (Photo by Thomas Murphy/Times of San Diego) Attorneys ...