In what might be the most unfiltered and entertaining episode yet, The Dirty Verdict crew welcomes their most requested guest: Houston trial lawyer Jason Webster. From calling out inflated verdict marketing to breaking down how hedge funds are quietly reshaping the plaintiff’s bar, Jason pulls no punches.
You’ll hear why Jason is every plaintiff lawyer’s favorite Facebook truth-teller, what really went down in the Sutherland Springs litigation, and how a train explosion in a small Canadian town became the biggest personal injury settlement in Canadian history—all thanks to Jason’s hustle and a little local TV.
Along the way: bear hunting in Russia, deposition warfare, FLSA cases, Texas football, and an all-time great plane favor story involving a bear-hugger expert and the Jewish holidays.
Show Notes:
- 00:00:38 – Peter promotes Bill to full-time host and teases their “greatest guest yet”
- 00:01:15 – Enter Jason Webster: internet legend and Facebook flamethrower
- 00:02:33 – Unfiltered lawyer talk and why “posting checks” isn’t the flex people think
- 00:04:46 – Inside the Sutherland Springs verdict drama
- 00:06:01 – The VC invasion: how hedge funds are distorting plaintiff law
- 00:09:32 – From Vioxx to mass tort marketing: how the game has changed
- 00:15:39 – Jason breaks down his current mass tort focus: Depo-Provera brain tumors
- 00:20:19 – A hard pivot: Jason’s other passion—big game hunting (including Russia stories)
- 00:26:11 – Jason’s Texas roots, Friday night lights, and Tarleton State football
- 00:30:09 – Falling into law: the moment Jason knew he was built to be a trial lawyer
- 00:31:03 – What it’s like taking depositions for abused children and fighting for real victims
- 00:43:57 – Advanced depo strategies, cross-notices, and using taxes to rattle a witness
- 00:51:05 – Jason’s proudest case: Lac-Mégantic train disaster and rewriting Canadian legal history
- 01:00:00 – Taking on the most powerful railroad companies in America—and winning
- 01:04:01 – Who Jason respects (and who he doesn’t) in the defense bar
- 01:05:35 – Wrapping it up and teasing Jason’s next visit to roast more plaintiff lawyers
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