Why Video Evidence is Rejected by the Courts

Let’s say you’re a personal injury attorney working with a videographer to develop a video documentary that portrays how your client’s life has changed as a result of being injured. Such video evidence is usually called a “Day-in-the-Life” or “Slice-of-Life” documentary, and focuses on the client’s “activities of daily living” (getting out of bed, eating, bathing, walking, try to do the simple things he used to do). Often the plaintiff’s life has been permanently and irrevocably altered and it is the goal of the video to show how exactly what your client’s new life is like as a result of “the accident.”

Restitution for damages can involve a great deal of money and, because of these high stakes, you want to be assured that your View the rest of this article