---
title: "Leave the plaintiff's witness statement for the lawyer to write"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/draft-the-plaintiff-s-witness-statement-for-a-personal-injury-trial-in-t/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-B15-6-US"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Leave the plaintiff's witness statement for the lawyer to write

> Write nothing. Do not prepare a heading, a paragraph, or the closing words of a witness statement or of a declaration. List only the document names already in the file.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/draft-the-plaintiff-s-witness-statement-for-a-personal-injury-trial-in-t/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Write nothing. Do not prepare a heading, a paragraph, or the closing words of a witness statement or of a declaration. List only the document names already in the file. |
| What the lawyer must review | 28 U.S.C. § 1746 allows an unsworn declaration under penalty of perjury, in the form that section sets out, where federal law would otherwise call for a sworn writing. You write the statement. If the paper is filed in federal court, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 applies to the lawyer's signature. A state trial form was not opened. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Draft the plaintiff's witness statement for a personal injury trial in the Supreme Court of Western Australia](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/draft-the-plaintiff-s-witness-statement-for-a-personal-injury-trial-in-t.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Write nothing. Do not prepare a heading, a paragraph, or the closing words of a witness statement or of a declaration. List only the document names already in the file.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not copy the statutory form into a template.
- A state court may require its own form of evidence. That form was not opened.

## Sources

- [28 U.S.C. § 1746, Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1746) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_11) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*