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California Drunk Driver Hit with 31.6 Million Verdict

February 10, 2010

As a Michigan DUI lawyer I know first-hand that drunk drivers are reviled by juries. And for good reason; drunk drivers kill and maim people. This also makes drunk drivers good targets for plaintiff’s lawyers. According to LawyersUSA on line, Plaintiffs’ lawyers using Gerry Spence’s trial methods and a theme of “win with truth and [...]

How to Use Software to Win DUI Cases

February 3, 2010

Any DUI lawyer who has handled more than a couple dozen Michigan drunk driving cases knows that it is important to know how much alcohol was consumed and how this amount of alcohol impacted his client’s blood alcohol level at the time he or she was driving. But the driver’s roadside breath test is inadmissible, [...]

What do Global Warming and Drunk Driving Defense Have in Common?

December 1, 2009

Answer: Scientists involved in the prosecution of drunk and drugged driving and global warming both use science and scientific principles to make their case. Some also believe that both misuse science and hide the truth in order to mislead the public. Regarding global warming this point is made in an article entitled Secrecy in science is a [...]

Five Reasons Retrograde Extrapolation Should Not Be Allowed In DUI Cases

September 18, 2009

I have written previously in this blog about the unreliability of retrograde extrapolation in drunk driving cases. This is an important topic because state experts in drunk driving cases often will come into court and try to convince the jury that the driver’s blood alcohol at the time of the driving was higher than at [...]

BAC Tracker Upcoming Training and Certification

September 15, 2009

In February 2009 the National Academy of Science (NAS) published a report entitled: Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward identifying shortfalls in the forensic science discipline. The NAS report cited the lack of standard reporting and testimonies by many forensic laboratories in the United States as a major concern. The report [...]

Barone Appointed to BAC Tracker Faculty Advisory Board

August 18, 2009

The Barone Defense Firm is pleased to announce that Patrick T. Barone has been appointed to the Faculty Advisory Board for the BAC Tracker software. He is one of only two attorneys nationally to receive this prestigious appointment. BAC Tracker software continues to gain an excellent reputation as an indispensable tool in litigation involving the [...]