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WARNING: YOUR OPENING STATEMENT OR CLOSING ARGUMENT MAY BE USED AGAINST YOU

Temple University Beasley School of Law - Advocacy

It is rare, but the principle has been applied to treat an opening statement as a binding admission. And even if not binding, it may in some instances be consider a party opponent statement, with counsel as the agent of or authorized spokesperson for the litigant. GMC , 110 F.3d 3d 337, 340 (6 th Cir. Bentson , 947 F.2d