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To: one_less who wrote (1874)	9/27/2006 11:43:42 AM
From: mph	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 10087

Can't disagree with him. Exposure of lies during trial does effect a certain form of "retribution", even if it's never prosecuted. I defended a product liability case a number of years ago where the plaintiff was alleging injuries from having a chair seat collapse under him. He claimed this exacerbated a back injury and precluded him from continued employment as a tile setter. (I think he was around 40 when the incident occurred). At deposition, he testified about how his golf game had also been limited since the accident. The odd thing was that his handicap had somehow gone down. At trial he claimed he could barely get out of bed for 2 weeks post accident, and then, only to drag himself to the physical therapist. Well, I had obtained his records from the golf course he frequented. He played every day he claimed to have been at therapy and then some. I later asked his orthopedist whether he prescribed golf for a bad back, to which he lol'd and said "no." We also had a pro golfer on the jury..... Bet you can guess the outcome.