Learn the strategy and the “how to” of Opening Statements that set the table for 8 and 9 figure verdicts. Priming seeds ideas and metaphors and adds evidentiary filters that assist in the adoption of plaintiff theories. While there are always case specific themes and concepts to plant, this presentation will focus on universal themes that can be primed in opening and apply to a wide range of cases, with examples from cases that resulted in 8 and 9 figure verdicts over the last 2 years.