The Employer’s Legal Advisor

Preserving the Facts

Well-preserved facts are a blessing to all people who must defend their companies. The first step in defending your company is to be well informed. Journalism students are taught that there are 5 Ws that must be known before writing a news story: who, what, when, where, and why. Here, we focus on the who, what, when, and where (why is discussed in Chapter Six).

You must know the who, what, when, and where of every case. There are times when you have to rely on your attorneys for help with this. Often, on the eve of a trial, they know the facts better than the witnesses because the attorneys have poured over written statements and other evidence to the point of memorization, whereas the witnesses may have forgotten things ...