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Jurors today expect that videos exist of most accidents. In this era of heightened juror expectations, the defense bar needs to show juries not only that the incident was captured on video, but that it is actually favorable to the defense. But how do we communicate that to juries? We will explain how an engineer conducts a frame by frame analysis with time stamps showing the sequence of events. We can establish many things with this, such as the Plaintiff’s inattention to their surroundings, how many times she had walked over the area before the accident, whether she looked down at the floor, and whether store employees and other customers passed through the area without any problems. The video could also contain post-accident evidence that is useful to the defense, such as proof that one small paper towel was used to wipe up the offending substance or the plaintiff’s ability to walk from the scene of the accident without any problems.

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