1. Jury Selection Valley v. Queens County

2. Fraud Requires Reliance
Why We Are Here
Fraud Requires Reliance
Important case
Simple case
We want the rest of our money

3. Fraud Requires Reliance
Purpose of Voir Dire
Fraud Requires Reliance
Talk about the issues
Find out your opinion
Can you be completely fair in this case?

4. Negotiating Contracts
Have You Ever Been Responsible for Negotiating Contracts or Other Business Agreements?
Yes No

5. Lawsuits
If You Felt You Had Been Cheated in a Business Deal, Would You Sue?
Definitely Yes
Probably Yes
Probably Not
Definitely Not

6. Other Side’s Defenses (“Yeah … Buts”) The underground levels leak
Was not built per the design
Used wrong materials
Project was not finished on time

7. TESTIMONY
Video
vs.
Live

9. Can You Be Fair?