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The Litigation Psychology Podcast #50 - Best practices for video depositions
Video has become common for depositions, mediations, and witness trainings during these days of physical distancing. But appearing on video for these virtual sessions isn't the same as being in person and requires a specific approach and attention to detail to different things. Jackie Arguijo, Vid...
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— December 2020 — 345 views Depositions Presentations Webinars Witness training


Jury selection in intellectual property cases - part 2
In part 1 of this topic [1] , we laid the groundwork that two different sets of profile characteristics were needed to reliably identify plaintiff and defendant juror types:   Those who would tend to find (non)infringement and those who would tend to find (in)validity. Part 1 [2] included an analy...
George R. Speckart, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— December 2020 — 314 views Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Research Trial consulting Witness training


The Litigation Psychology Podcast #49 - Virtual witness training
In this episode of the Litigation Psychology Podcast, CSI Litigation Consultants Dr. Bill Kanasky, Dr. Alyssa Parker, and Dr. Steve Wood discuss None [1] virtual witness training best practices. The team talks about the advantages of conducting witness effectiveness trainings virtually since dep...
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— December 2020 — 341 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Depositions Litigation psychology Reptile Witness training


Jury selection in intellectual property cases - part 1
Introduction In the early days of patent litigation – when real inventors were suing corporations ( Kearns v. Ford Motor Company ) or corporations were suing each other ( Procter & Gamble v. Kimberly Clark , a.k.a “diaper wars” or Dow v. Exxon Chemical ) -- the scientific approach that was taken i...
George R. Speckart, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— December 2020 — 340 views Focus groups Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Research Scientific method


The Litigation Psychology Podcast #48 - Trucking litigation
Trucking attorney Doug Marcello joins the podcast to discuss trial tactics for trucking litigation cases [1] . Doug shares the process he uses in planning his cases, the importance of persuasion, and how he builds a story for the jury right from opening statement. Doug and Dr. Bill Kanasky also ta...
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— December 2020 — 384 views Anti-reptile Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Reptile Trucking Witness training


Survey: Covid-related attitude changes toward industries
* Introduction * All of us have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Most of us have experienced significant changes in how we socialize, work, and educate our children. Not only are our behaviors affected by the crisis, our way of viewing the world is also affected during this ti...
Lorie Sicafuse, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— December 2020 — 374 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Reptile Research Trucking


The Litigation Psychology Podcast #47 - Toxic tort cases
Rick Braun, Partner in the Detroit office of Hawkins Parnell and Young, LLP talks with CSI Litigation Consultant Dr. Steve Wood about toxic tort cases, how the media portrays these types of cases and how these portrayals impact defending toxic tort cases. They discuss the influence of pop culture,...
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— November 2020 — 412 views Focus groups Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Planning Reptile Trial consulting Witness training


The Litigation Psychology Podcast #46 - Forensic engineering
Author, forensic engineer, and insurance industry expert Tim Christ joins the podcast to discuss forensic investigations for fraud and how his book on this topic: Becoming a World-Class Expert: The Business of Forensic Engineering [1] came to be. Tim talks about how mediations can be used to res...
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— November 2020 — 467 views Insurance Litigation psychology Trial consulting Witness training


The Litigation Psychology Podcast #45 - Nuclear verdicts
CSI Litigation Consultant Dr. Steve Wood joins the podcast to discuss the causes of nuclear verdicts [1] and the myth of social inflation. Dr. Wood and Dr. Kanasky explain the psychology behind the concept of social inflation and why it is being promoted so much. They also talk about how you can l...
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— November 2020 — 430 views Focus groups Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Nuclear verdicts Trial consulting Witness training


The Litigation Psychology Podcast #44 - Healthcare Litigation
Jason Long, Attorney with London | Amburn Attorneys at Law joins the podcast to discuss several healthcare litigation topics. Jason and Dr. Bill Kanasky talk about what the impacts of Covid-19 have been - both good and bad - on witness training [1] , depositions, and some lessons learned thus far....
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— November 2020 — 450 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Depositions Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Med Mal Reptile Research Trial consulting Witness training


The Litigation Psychology Podcast #43 - Healthcare Litigation
In this episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast, Dr. Bill Kanasky is joined by Atlanta area trial attorney John E. Hall, Jr., Partner, Hall Booth Smith to discuss healthcare litigation [1] . Bill and John talk about birth injury cases and the importance of understanding the basics of the medi...
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— November 2020 — 492 views Confirmatory research Jury consulting Litigation psychology Med Mal Mock trials Nuclear verdicts Research Trial consulting Witness training


The Litigation Psychology Podcast #42 - Emotional Witnesses
In this podcast, CSI Litigation Consultant Dr. Bill Kanasky discusses the destructive role that emotion can play in witness deposition testimony. Emotion kills cognition and sends witnesses into a fight or flight response (the amygdala hijack). Dr. Kanasky shows examples of emotional witnesses and...
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— October 2020 — 514 views Anti-reptile Depositions Litigation psychology Reptile Witness training


The hidden costs of "traditional" witness preparation - part 3
In the first part of this topic [1] , we discussed the gaps in “traditional” witness preparation and in the second part [2] , we highlighted the costs associated with inadequate witness preparation. In the final part of this series, we cover the ten commandments of witness preparation and trainin...
George R. Speckart, Ph.D. & Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D.
— October 2020 — 464 views Depositions Jury consulting Litigation psychology Witness training


The Litigation Psychology Podcast #41 - Nuclear Verdicts
In this special edition of The Litigation Psychology Podcast, Trucking Litigation Attorney Doug Marcello interviews Dr. Bill Kanasky on the subject of nuclear verdicts. They discuss the definition of a nuclear verdict [1] and what causes a nuclear verdict to occur, including the impact of Reptile ...
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— October 2020 — 614 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Nuclear verdicts Reptile Research Scientific method Trial consulting Trucking Witness training


The hidden costs of "traditional" witness preparation - part 2
In part 1 of this topic [1] , we discussed the gaps in “traditional” witness preparation and the hidden messages that jurors look for during witness testimony, including a range of nonverbal behaviors and emotional reactions which create an impression with the jury that may not be consistent with ...
George R. Speckart, Ph.D. & Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D.
— October 2020 — 468 views Depositions Jury consulting Litigation psychology Witness training


The impact of social inflation on insurance - a webinar
Insurers complain of a rise of large jury awards, juror anti-business bias and investor-funded litigation. A panel of claims and legal experts examine what social inflation is, what's driving the nuclear verdicts [1] often associated with social inflation, which types of claims are affected most, ...
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— October 2020 — 686 views Enterprise risk management Jurors Jury consulting Nuclear verdicts Trial consulting Webinars


The Litigation Psychology Podcast #40 - Deposition Testimony
In this episode, CSI Litigation Consultant Dr. Bill Kanasky discusses the goals of deposition testimony, while addressing the issues with "pivoting" and why its such a poor strategy. Dr. Kanasky also shares examples of poor deposition testimony along with examples of great testimony to highlight t...
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— October 2020 — 555 views Depositions Jurors Litigation psychology Witness training


The hidden costs of "traditional" witness preparation - part 1
Introduction ** The scenario of “nervous hoping” that  a witness will perform well at deposition  or trial has become all too familiar in  litigation, with the pervasive sentiment that a certain  degree   of feeling helpless is an inevitable part of  witness testimony. Jokes connected with...
George R. Speckart, Ph.D. & Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D.
— October 2020 — 527 views Depositions Litigation psychology Witness training


The Litigation Psychology Podcast #39 - Voir Dire
Demographics (age, gender, political affiliation, occupation, etc.) are not predictive of juror behavior and decision-making. Instead, juror attitudes, beliefs, experiences, and personality traits are what most influence how jurors will evaluate a case. Understanding these deeper characteristics r...
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— October 2020 — 599 views COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology


Best practices in case research - part II
In the first part of this topic [1] , we provided a primer on juror psychology and introduced the first three factors affecting juror case evaluations. In the final part of this topic, we continue the factors affecting juror case evaluations and discuss the importance of research in evaluating a c...
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— October 2020 — 564 views Confirmatory research Exploratory research Focus groups Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Presentations Research Trial consulting