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> ... if the attorney does not find any evidence during discovery, they don't just keep going.

Sure they do, because as you're pointing out in some cases witness testimony can be enough. And sometimes the damage of the PR can be enough to make them settle.

> Ok, Perry Mason. Re-read the single sentence question I asked and then tell me how that implies I'm some sort of conspiracy theorist.

No one said anything about you being anything other than extremely ignorant of the subject. Being ignorant doesn't make you anything other than ignorant.

>Are you seriously implying testimony does not influence the outcome of a trial without cross-examination.

No, I'm telling you the literal reason they have witnesses and don't just take their testimony.

And remember, this guy is a researcher the chances he is going to be super charismatic on the stand and sway people massively is as likely him going on SNL when he was alive.

In cases like this the expert witnesses are just there for facts and it's pretty dry. It's not that powerful like a murder victim's mother who found them dead. That's powerful.

> I'm done here.

Ask questions and then say I'm done here. Yea... You came in thinking you had a point and you're realising you don't but your ego won't allow you to stop replying and you need to keep going. You don't even need to admit your wrong you can just not reply.



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