Opening statement offers an invaluable opportunity to make a strong first impression. It sets the tone for how the case unfolds. The opening statement provides the first real chance to connect with ...

Are opening statements in mediation beneficial toward reaching a settlement? There is an ongoing debate by both advocates and neutrals concerning the advantages and disadvantages of including opening ...

After months of contentious pre-trial hearings and a painstaking jury selection process that took 10 days, Karen Read’s second trial begins in earnest with opening statements Tuesday. In criminal ...

Prosecutors in the Karen Read case are asking a judge to prohibit her defense from accusing others of causing the death of Read’s boyfriend, John O’Keefe, in their opening statement. Read’s defense ...

The opening statement of the man on trial for attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last September at a Florida golf course was cut short Thursday when the defendant, Ryan Wesley Routh, representing ...

Former President Bill Clinton says in an opening statement to the House Oversight Committee that he saw no signs of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse. Read the full statement by clicking the document below.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Defense Department, plans to tell the Senate Armed Services Committee that he would like to restore a “warrior culture” to the Pentagon, ...

Opponents claim that opening statements can unnecessarily derail the settlement process at the outset, especially if the presentations are negative or overly argumentative. Here's a closer look at the ...