No, the stories are very careful, but i get it - they parse words.
AFAIK, he did not deny that he made romantic overtures (or whatever the hell phrase they used, i can look it up again if you care).
If he denied it, i don't see it.
What he denied was that he was resentful she said no, and in any way used it against her :)
If they had no evidence, etc, it would not be an even mildly viable way of attacking his credibility (IE ignoring whether it's smart/dumb/ethical/etc, if wouldn't be effective).
It would also be cut off by a judge very quickly because you'd lack any foundation.
So it would be a very short questioning, too.
IE you'd end up STH like this:
"Q:Did you ever ask her out on a date
A: No
Q: Did you ever flirt with her
A: No
<3 other ways of asking the same question>
Q: So you weren't resentful she declined to date you or flirt back
A: No
"
At this point, if you try to go further, you have no basis on which to do so, it will be objected to, you will be forced to move on. Actually, you probably won't even get to ask the last question if they answer no to all the others, it will get objected to, you will have to withdraw it, the jury will think you are an ass.
You'd have to have evidence to impeach them or ask them about (IE conversations they admitted to, etc).
Or they'd have to say yes to one of these questions, so you could hammer them some more.
A ton of no's like the above where you have nothing else just make you look desperate to a jury, and worse than doing nothing, so you really wouldn't do it, even if you are losing badly.
A particularly revealing aspect of Menchel’s cross-examination focused on Mr. Vovor’s feelings toward Ms. Javice. He admitted to sending her flowers, messages, photos, playlists, and even a card without signing his name, instead using a heart emoji. His behavior had previously led to a human resources complaint by Ms. Javice, resulting in a discussion with the company’s legal and Human Resources representative.
[EDIT: All of the below is now inaccurate]
> AFAIK, he did not deny that he made romantic overtures
Depends on how it's phrased - it's common to preface with "What's not explicitly addressed is denied. My Client reserves the right to address the unaddressed claim in the future." in court papers, but I'm not sure if that works for witness-box testimony.
TBH, if he neither denied it nor admitted it while in the witness box, then it is unlikely he was asked the question "Did you make any romantic overture to $X" at all.
And, to be even more honest, if her lawyer avoided asking that question, it's because he knew the answer already.
> (or whatever the hell phrase they used, i can look it up again if you care).
Actually I cannot find the court transcript (my google fu is failing). Do you have a link?
It seems a pretty important part of this thread's premise; assuming that the main witness [did/did not] ask out his boss on a date.
AFAIK, he did not deny that he made romantic overtures (or whatever the hell phrase they used, i can look it up again if you care).
If he denied it, i don't see it.
What he denied was that he was resentful she said no, and in any way used it against her :)
If they had no evidence, etc, it would not be an even mildly viable way of attacking his credibility (IE ignoring whether it's smart/dumb/ethical/etc, if wouldn't be effective).
It would also be cut off by a judge very quickly because you'd lack any foundation.
So it would be a very short questioning, too.
IE you'd end up STH like this:
"Q:Did you ever ask her out on a date
A: No
Q: Did you ever flirt with her
A: No
<3 other ways of asking the same question>
Q: So you weren't resentful she declined to date you or flirt back
A: No "
At this point, if you try to go further, you have no basis on which to do so, it will be objected to, you will be forced to move on. Actually, you probably won't even get to ask the last question if they answer no to all the others, it will get objected to, you will have to withdraw it, the jury will think you are an ass.
You'd have to have evidence to impeach them or ask them about (IE conversations they admitted to, etc).
Or they'd have to say yes to one of these questions, so you could hammer them some more.
A ton of no's like the above where you have nothing else just make you look desperate to a jury, and worse than doing nothing, so you really wouldn't do it, even if you are losing badly.