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The impact of political affiliation on jurors' verdicts
In recent years, American politics have been highly polarized.  CSI's Litigation Consultants recently conducted research on the extent to which juro...
CSI - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— December 2019 — 210 views Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Research Trial consulting

FedEx and why combative PR tactics don't work
FedEx founder and CEO Frederick Smith touched off a firestorm recently when he challenged New York Times publisher, A.G. Sulzberger, to a public deb...
Sean Murphy & Adam Boesen
— December 2019 — 139 views Communications Crisis Enterprise risk management

What to look for when selecting a jury consultant
The legal arena is filled with people calling themselves jury consultants so its challenging to know how to select one. In this video, Dr. Bill Kana...
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— December 2019 — 106 views Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Trial consulting

Understanding the litigation consulting industry
It is not surprising that a certain amount of ambiguity and confusion prevails in connection with the trial or litigation consulting industry, in vi...
George R. Speckart, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— December 2019 — 186 views Confirmatory research Exploratory research Focus groups Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Planning Research Scientific method Trial consulting Witness training

Litigation trends for 2020
This is the time of year when all the “futurists” and prognosticators come out with their predictions about what will happen in the coming year. Thi...
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— December 2019 — 185 views Anti-reptile Crisis Enterprise risk management Litigation psychology Reptile Witness training

The importance of attorney credibility
Attorney credibility has been a topic of interest in academia and the legal community for quite some time.  More importantly, attorney credibility ...
Steve Wood, Ph.D. - CSI Litigation Psychology
— November 2019 — 272 views Jurors Litigation psychology Presentations Research Trial consulting

The new crisis management playbook
In today’s hyper-reactive, social media driven world your organization’s response to a crisis needs to be more sophisticated than ever because the s...
Sean Murphy & Adam Boesen
— November 2019 — 282 views Communications Crisis Enterprise risk management Planning Social media

3-step crisis planning for mid-market companies
Crisis planning can be a challenge for middle market companies that often lack the resources to staff large internal legal or communications teams. ...
Sean Murphy & Adam Boesen
— November 2019 — 354 views Communications Crisis Enterprise risk management Planning

Heart of darkness: hidden dimensions of witness effectiveness training
We refer to the “heart of darkness” as that murky, subjective realm in which jurors make character assessments that decidedly tilt the playing field...
George R. Speckart, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— November 2019 — 372 views Depositions Jurors Litigation psychology Witness training

A reptile attack can be lethal to your case
Over the last 10 years, the plaintiffs bar has secured over $8 billion in verdicts and settlements using the Reptile approach. In part 1 of our Anti...
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— November 2019 — 521 views Anti-reptile Litigation psychology Reptile Scientific method Witness training

The most important non-legal tactical measure you can take in your case:
At Courtroom Sciences, Inc. more than a dozen Ph.D.’s have been studying witness performance in over 20,000 cases since the 1980’s.  Together throug...
George R. Speckart, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— October 2019 — 460 views Communications Depositions Jurors Litigation psychology Research Witness training

Understanding the different types of litigation research
There are basically two different types of litigation and trial research: exploratory and confirmatory [1] . In part 1 of our series about litigatio...
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— October 2019 — 478 views Confirmatory research Exploratory research Focus groups Litigation psychology Mock trials Research Scientific method

Character under fire: what makes strong witnesses and spokespersons
There’s often a distinction made between the two arenas where litigation plays out: the courtroom and the court of public opinion. Certainly these v...
Sean Murphy & Adam Boesen
— October 2019 — 499 views Communications Crisis Litigation psychology Witness training

Why enterprise risk management is such a hot topic in corporate board rooms
Sean Murphy, Principal, CSI Crisis & Litigation Communications and LoriAnn Lowery-Biggers, former President of Lloyd’s of London for North America, ...
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— October 2019 — 527 views Communications Crisis Enterprise risk management Planning

Why your entire case is riding on the performance of your witnesses
Witness performance, in depositions and during trial, is the most important factor in case outcomes. Watch this 4-part video series on: · the import...
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— October 2019 — 540 views Depositions Litigation psychology Trial consulting Witness training

CSI Litigation Consultant interviewed regarding Amber Guyger trial
*Sentencing phase* The jury has concluded the sentencing phase of the trial.  Dr. Mary Noffsinger, Senior Litigation Consultant for CSI, speaks to D...
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— October 2019 — 639 views Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Trial consulting

How to deal with social media mobs
In any crisis, the narrative that develops will determine your fate. That’s because virtually anyone can use social media to manufacture a story tha...
Sean Murphy & Adam Boesen
— October 2019 — 572 views Communications Crisis Jurors Planning Social media

Jury Selection in Intellectual Property Cases
In the early days of patent litigation – when real inventors were suing corporations  (Kearns v. Ford Motor Company) or corporations were suing ...
George R. Speckart, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— April 2019 — 796 views Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Trial consulting

Testing before testifying: keeping your good witness from going bad
Your key witness has just finished their deposition. They were combative, defensive, and unlikeable. Worst of all their testimony was off message...
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— March 2019 — 679 views Depositions Litigation psychology Trial consulting Witness training

Making Friends With Science
In a remarkable, perhaps even stunning development, the 7th Circuit excoriated the entire legal profession for its “fear and loathing” of science (htt...
George R. Speckart, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— January 2019 — 787 views Scientific method