James E. Kochanski v. Speedway Superamerica, LLC

¶ 50. (dissenting). If an attorney were advising someone who had fallen because of a snow-covered or icy sidewalk, likely one of the things the client would be told is to take a picture of the conditions with a cell phone or camera.

¶ 51. Why? A picture says a thousand words and represents some of the best evidence. But if a picture says a thousand words, then a video speaks volumes.

¶ 52. In this case, the conditions, both before and after the fall, were recorded on Speedway's surveillance cameras. The video recordings they created were played to the jury and provided a wealth of information—…