Crazy, You Call This a Trainee Lawyer

  Chapter 152 The opening statement of the outcome, one hit will kill

   Friday, court day.

   Around one o'clock in the afternoon.

   Zhang Wei and his party came to the city court again, which is the old place anyway.

   The number of their side is still not dominant.

   Zhang Wei, Lin Yumeng and the plaintiff He Qingnian were in court, plus Li Yueqin and Tie Ruyun, two hearing benches to help out, there were only five people in total.

   The other party was Mo Mingchuan and his party. There were more than ten employees of Harper Company, plus the assistant lawyers of Mingchuan Law Firm, and there were more than 30 people coming.

   "Good guy, it's even more exaggerated than the pre-trial the previous two days!"

   Seeing the number of opponents, Zhang Wei felt a little pressure.

   Is this a plan to use the number of people to consume them?

   If it was an ancient war, the opponent would have won by relying on the superiority of numbers.

   "I remember that Harper Cigars has more than 10 cooperative law firms. Even if it defeats Mo Mingchuan today, Harper Cigars may continue to appeal, so the only solution is..."

   Watching the other party enter the dock, Zhang Wei began to plan.

   Everyone took their seats and began to wait for the court time to come.

   "Xiaomeng, are everything ready?"

   During the preparation time, Zhang Wei poked the little apprentice's arm.

   "Master, everything is ready!" The latter took out a USB flash drive and looked confident.

   "That's good. Although the law firm does not support it, we also have our own means. Today, you will use the trick I taught you to teach your former teacher a good lesson, understand!"

   "Understood, Master, look at me today!"

   Seeing the solemn response of the little apprentice, Zhang Wei also felt relieved.

  Although the little apprentice is sometimes unreliable, his brains are not fast.

   But Lin Yumeng also has many advantages, one of which is her plasticity.

  Professor Zhang Wei's knowledge, she can firmly grasp, this is enough.

   All day yesterday, Zhang Wei was teaching Lin Yumeng a trick, which is to kill the opponent with one blow with the opening statement!

   This is a real one-hit kill!

   Now, it’s time to show the results.

   At 1:30, the court time is up!

"All rise!"

   The judge surnamed Nguyen quickly arrived and stepped into the court seat.

  After he looked around the audience, his eyes were fixed on the two most front positions.

   "Now that the prosecution and defense are in place, let's begin."

   As the jury is seated, the trial officially begins.

   In the dock, Mo Mingchuan crossed his arms, posing as if he were watching a play.

   "Go, Xiaomeng, show them your abilities!"

   "Well, I'm going, Master!"

  Lin Yumeng nodded solemnly and walked towards the center of the court.

   Her actions also attracted the attention of the media in the hearing booth.

   "What's the matter, isn't it Zhang Wei?"

   "How to get a newcomer to court, has this lawyer named Lin Yumeng been to civil court before?"

   "I remember seeing her in the criminal court before. The girl is very cute, otherwise I can't remember it, but which specific case is, I really forgot."

   "You forgot, it's not a major case, doesn't that mean that the girl is a newcomer?"

   "Nonsense, don't talk about it, Zhang Wei seems to be a newcomer too!"

   "Zhang Wei, newcomer, don't tease brother, if he is still a newcomer, there will be no senior lawyers in the East!"

  The back of the hearing booth was chattering, and the front row was relatively silent.

  Tie Ruyun and Li Yueqin were surrounded by employees of Harper Cigars and lawyers from Mingchuan Law Firm. Feeling the aura around them, they became nervous.

   "Let Xiao Lin go to court, what does this kid named Zhang Wei think?"

   On the defense table, Mo Mingchuan's attitude became more casual.

  Especially after seeing Lin Yumeng appearing in court, although he maintained a calm expression, he couldn't help but laugh in his heart.

   If Zhang Wei was in court, he might have some scruples, but Lin Yumeng's words...

   In the school, this girl is not a miracle soldier, although he admits that the other party is diligent and hardworking, and is a malleable talent, but it is limited to that.

   In the next five or ten years, Lin Yumeng may be an excellent lawyer, but now, the other party is a newcomer after all.

   No matter how long a rookie can play, his own experience has already limited the upper limit.

  If Mo Mingchuan's expectations are not bad, Lin Yumeng's opening statement must be quite satisfactory, and it may end in 1 minute!

   They only have one witness, and that is He Qingnian. I only need to take out the records in the testimonial record, which is enough to cause trouble for the other party.

   As long as you finish your presentation, I can give you some color to see!

   Just wait for Lin Yumeng to finish speaking...

   Just wait...

   In Mo Mingchuan's "expectation", Lin Yumeng took a deep breath and began to speak.

   "Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Lin Yumeng. I'm the attorney representing Mr. He Qingnian. My client, Mr. He, is sitting on the plaintiff's seat. Next to me is Zhang Wei, a master from my law firm. He is a very good lawyer~"

   Ordinary opening remarks, very similar to novice use.

   Mo Mingchuan's smile continued. He expected Lin Yumeng's opening remarks to be like this, but he naturally guessed correctly.

  The audience's attention was still focused on Lin Yumeng, and everyone was waiting for her to end the opening statement.

   "In the next trial, we will begin to prove that the products produced by the defendant Harper Cigars caused Mrs. He Qingnian's pawn, Ms. Fan Xueqin, to suffer from lung cancer and vascular disease, and finally caused her to die 2 years ago!"

   After finishing speaking, Lin Yumeng picked up the water cup prepared by her hand and took a sip.

"Well, my master told me not to drink water, because he said that you will face the jury later. They are participating in the trial all the way, but they can't drink a sip of water. If I drink it, it may give you some ideas. So I actually didn't plan to drink it, but this is my first civil lawsuit, and I'm a little nervous, so I'm sorry~"

  Lin Yumeng apologized embarrassedly.

   On the jury bench, among the six jurors, an old man smiled.

   There were also a few middle-aged people who couldn't help but nodded.

   In the dock, part of the smile on Mo Mingchuan's face disappeared, and his eyes changed a little.

   The opening statement is not over yet.

   "Well, what am I going to say next, oops, I'll forget when I'm nervous, uh... oh, I remember..."

  Lin Yumeng rubbed his forehead, and then, as if remembering it, suddenly said: "As you can see, the opening statement is not evidence. My master said that the opening statement is equivalent to a preview of the evidence we will show next."

"I believe everyone knows that any case concerning product liability will take a long time to go to court. I know that everyone doesn't like such a case. The protracted court brawl requires both parties to invite several or even more than a dozen people. An expert witness, the medical evidence and scientific evidence presented are incredible, not to mention the technical data of their company's products, which can only be understood by some professionals anyway, and we all seem to have little knowledge. "

"Anyway, we don't know what these evidences can show. Will the product be addictive, will it cause cancer? Did Harper's cigars really cause Ms. Fan Xueqin's cancer, and the cancer was really hers. cause of death?"

   "In order to prove all the problems with certainty, it would take us a few weeks, or even a month or two, to hear from expert witnesses, do you hope so?"

  Lin Yumeng looked at the jury, and many people shook their heads subconsciously.

   A case that lasted for more than a month, it was a torment, and no juror liked it.

   "Here I can tell you that we are not going to do this, my master thinks these actions are unnecessary!"

"My client, Grandpa He, will tell everyone how his wife smoked cigars on and off for 30 years, which were the product of defendant Harper Cigars. He will also tell everyone that in order to buy these relatively expensive products, his family How it got here step by step.”

   "The doctor that Ms. Fan Xueqin visited before her death will tell everyone that these products caused her death..."

  Lin Yumeng said, and handed the prepared USB flash drive to Zhang Wei, who took out the notebook and started to operate, and the projection screen on the witness stand also began to function.

   Photos of patients' lungs that only appear in public welfare magazines where popular science is harmful to smoking were shown one by one.

   Many of the jurors changed their faces the moment they saw the photo.

   Even Mo Mingchuan's eyes became solemn.

   He did not expect that Lin Yumeng's opening statement would last for so long, and it was obvious that the other party did not intend to end it.

   And the opening statement, not the mitigation of cross-examination, he could not object!

   "These materials, based on what I know about Xiaolin, it should be impossible for her to say so much at once, it's that kid!"

   He looked at Zhang Wei, but saw that the latter was also looking at him.

   Zhang Wei took a deep breath and smiled at Mo Mingchuan.

   This made the latter's face sink completely, and he remembered Zhang Wei's provocation a few days ago.

  Good boy, don't you forget the disgusting people at this time?

   Court.

  Lin Yumeng pointed to the photo and began to explain: "Ms. Fan Xueqin's doctor will show you these photos. According to the photos, it can be seen that her lungs are corroded by the nicotine and tar in the cigar."

   "You can only trust the doctor's testimony, because he is the only doctor who has treated Ms. Fan Xueqin."

   "As for whether smoking cigars can cause cancer, we will not let witnesses testify in court, but will show you the product box of the cigar company, which has a text prompt on it."

  Lin Yumeng looked at Zhang Wei, Zhang Wei naturally understood and clicked on the next photo.

  The exquisite humidor is printed with lines of small characters, "smoking cigars is harmful to health", "inhaling carbon monoxide when inhaling tobacco", "this product may cause lung cancer" and so on.

   "I think everyone has seen these tips, this is a warning from the Department of Health that using this product may be harmful to health!"

   "We will provide a certificate to prove the nicotine content in Harper's products, and we will also provide a report published by an authoritative organization that took two years of research to prove that nicotine has an addictive effect!"

   Hearing this sentence, Zhang Wei, who was sitting in the seat, smiled slightly.

  The authoritative institution is naturally a smoking cessation institution.

  The investigation report was also picked up from the official website of the other party. It only took a few seconds to copy and paste.

   "However, the point of this case is not on the addictive nature of nicotine and tobacco products, so we will not provide witnesses about that either!"

  Lin Yumeng continued to speak, while Zhang Wei smiled again.

   It's not that they don't provide it, it's that they can't, because they don't have expert witnesses in this area at all.

"One more thing, whether we want to prove it or not, we will not declare Ms. Fan Xueqin a helpless victim in front of everyone, saying that she has no choice but to smoke a cigar, and we will not say that she has no choice but to smoke a cigar. Blameable."

"In fact, she's probably to blame, because Harper Cigars didn't force her to smoke cigars, and we're not even advocating that cigars are something that needs to be banned, because we live in a free society, and once we start advocating, people may People will not like to do this, people need the right to make their own choices, otherwise human civilization will go backwards!"

"So, Ms. Fan Xueqin wants to use Harper's products, we will not deny that, she does have to take part of the responsibility, whether it is for her family or herself, there is no doubt about it !"

   Hearing this, Mo Mingchuan in the dock completely lost his smile.

  Because these are all the arguments he has prepared for a long time, what he wants to prove is this, Fan Xueqin made his own choice, and their company did not force each other.

   In the end, he didn't have time to speak, but Lin Yumeng said it all.

   "Is that the kid, he asked Kobayashi to say that!"

  Mo Mingchuan looked at Zhang Wei again, and he saw a sneer on the corner of the latter's mouth.

   "Good guy, how holy is this kid!"

  Mo Mingchuan felt troubled for the first time, because Lin Yumeng's opening statement, the lethality is gradually increasing.

   And the initiator of everything is the young man sitting on the plaintiff's seat!

   "But...I want to say but!"

  Lin Yumeng took another sip of water, and then spoke again: "But what we claim is that the defendant is also responsible, not all, but some."

   "Cigars and tobacco products are different from cars, and alcohol, even if you use it with caution, can be deadly!"

   "Products made by Harper Cigars, when used as directed, will cause cancer!"

   "So the plaintiffs argue that when Harper Cigars products do cause death, they should be partially responsible!"

  Lin Yumeng raised a finger and emphasized: "Of course, it's just a part, just a part!"

   "We will only call 2-3 witnesses for these issues, and unless the defense's questioning of witnesses continues, we expect to end the testimony next week!"

   "Of course, the defendant may call more than 50 witnesses, because my master and I have read their witness lists!"

   As soon as this statement came out, the audience was in an uproar.

  Shit, do you need so many witnesses!

   On the jury bench, the expressions of the six jurors changed, and the judge sighed inwardly.

   Only Zhang Wei laughed, because this was one of his plans to let everyone know that it was a protracted battle.

   And for a protracted war, for a time-consuming and labor-intensive trial, no one will like it.

   Aware of the wind direction in the courtroom, Mo Mingchuan's face has begun to darken. He sensed Zhang Wei's intentions, but he could do nothing.

   Because he can't speak yet.

   Suffocated!

   Very embarrassed!

   He was inexplicable, and he could only sit in his own seat, looking at his former students, and defeating the hole cards he prepared one by one.

  It's so uncomfortable...

   "I know that many people present were scared when they heard this number. In fact, I was also scared. With more than 50 witnesses, am I dying of exhaustion?"

  Lin Yumeng took another sip of water, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I just said so much, I'm thirsty again."

  The six jurors all smiled at her, because the little girl said a lot, but they all liked to hear it.

   On the contrary, they looked at Mo Mingchuan, but they were more and more unhappy.

   "Where did I just say, oh, more than 50 witnesses! But my master also said that these are not important, and we don't care, because our strongest advantage is all of you~"

   "Everyone on the jury, and the audience in the courtroom, your common sense, your experience and wisdom are our greatest weapons."

   "When Harper Cigars used countless expert witnesses to tell you that tobacco products are not addictive and do not cause cancer, you will have your own judgment and you don't need us to tell you, right?"

   Lin Yumeng was about to go to the plaintiff's seat, but she stopped halfway there.

   "By the way, I almost forgot the last thing. It's the ruling on this case. How does the final ruling in this case compensate my client's losses."

Lin Yumeng walked to the jury again, and said with a slightly sad face: "I believe everyone knows that his loss is irreparable. He lost his wife of 30 years, and he can only watch the other party slowly. land, a painful death."

"As his attorney, I was supposed to show you his grief, his pain, but I know I can't express one ten thousandth of it, because I'm still young and haven't endured similar pain, I trust you You can't understand the pain of losing a loved one like this unless you've really experienced the same."

"What my master and I are going to court to express is not pain, but the anger of our client. His beloved wife died of a product made by the defendant company, and no one from the defendant company came to apologize or condolence. They didn't even admit it. Even if there is a word, that is about her death, they also have a certain responsibility!"

"Maybe in the eyes of these giant companies, there is no so-called apology. They use well-placed advertisements and beautified packaging to lure the public to consume their products, and they earn money in your pockets without any guilt. money."

   "Did you know that Harper Cigars has an annual revenue of more than 20 billion and a daily revenue of 54 million. 54 million, this is a huge amount of money!"

As soon as the number    came out, the six jurors had an idea.

  This industry really makes money!

   "Objection, none of this has anything to do with this case!"

  Mo Mingchuan finally couldn't sit still. Even if he knew that it was the case presentation stage, he would object.

   Because this is a protest!

   "The objection is invalid, the defendant's lawyer, please sit down!" The judge shook his head and motioned for Mo Mingchuan to sit down.

   And seeing Mo Mingchuan stand up to object, Lin Yumeng immediately seized the opportunity.

   "What the defendant's lawyer did just now is to try to tell everyone that the money has nothing to do with this case."

   "But just as we were talking, the company made another 1 million!"

   "Can you imagine how many people die every year because of tobacco products they make so much money?"

   "I tell you, 3 million people die every year from tobacco-related products, an average of 1 death every 10 seconds."

   "One side is making money, and the other side is death, money and human life. At a certain moment, the equal sign is actually drawn. This has to be said to be very ironic. I think everyone heard it clearly, right?"

   Lin Yumeng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

  Because of these, that is all that Zhang Wei taught her.

   "This concludes my opening statement, thank you for your support!"

   (end of this chapter)