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Litigation trends in 2021 - part 2
In part 1 of this topic [1] , we covered litigation trends and developments including an increase in settlements, changing juror perceptions, the fragile state of witnesses, and considerations, risks, and opportunities around essential workers. In the final part of this topic, we dive into nuclear...
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— January 2021 — 313 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Crisis Enterprise risk management Jury consulting Litigation psychology Nuclear verdicts Reptile Trial consulting Witness training


The Litigation Psychology Podcast #51 - Attorney demeanor
In this week’s podcast, trial attorneys Paul Motz, Shareholder, Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney and Matt Moffett, Partner, Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske, LLP, join CSI Litigation Consultants Dr. Steve Wood and Dr. Bill Kanasky to discuss the topic of attorney credibility and attorney...
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— January 2021 — 358 views Anti-reptile Confirmatory research Depositions Exploratory research Focus groups Insurance Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Nuclear verdicts Reptile Research 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 — 426 views Focus groups Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Nuclear verdicts 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 — 489 views Confirmatory research Jury consulting Litigation psychology Med Mal Mock trials Nuclear verdicts Research Trial consulting 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 — 613 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Nuclear verdicts Reptile Research Scientific method Trial consulting Trucking 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 Nuclear Verdict blog series
In the first 3 parts of our nuclear verdicts series, we covered an overview of the definition of a nuclear verdict, some historical context, and the five causative factors of nuclear verdicts. In part 4 [1] , we outlined specific examples of how a scientific approach to litigation research has res...
George R. Speckart, Ph.D. & Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D.
— August 2020 — 834 views Anti-reptile Confirmatory research Exploratory research Focus groups Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Nuclear verdicts Reptile Research Scientific method Trial consulting Witness training


The Nuclear Verdict blog series
In the first 3 parts of our nuclear verdicts series, we covered an overview of the definition of a nuclear verdict, some historical context, and the five causative factors of nuclear verdicts. In part 4, we outline – with specific examples - how a scientific approach to litigation research has res...
George R. Speckart, Ph.D. & Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D.
— August 2020 — 897 views Confirmatory research Exploratory research Focus groups Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Nuclear verdicts Research Scientific method Trial consulting Witness training


The reverse reptile - turning the tables on plaintiff's counsel
Dr. Bill Kanasky was interviewed for the A.M. Best Insurance Law Podcast on the topic of the reverse reptile and how defense attorneys can turn the tables on plaintiff's counsel. Dr. Kanasky describes the evolution of the Reptile Theory [1] and its success in driving nuclear settlements and nuclea...
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— August 2020 — 1056 views Anti-reptile Depositions Litigation psychology Nuclear verdicts Reptile Trial consulting Witness training


The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 31
This video episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast features Dr. Bill Kanasky and Dr. George Speckart discussing the hot topic of nuclear verdicts and nuclear settlements. Dr. Kanasky and Dr. Speckart wrote an extensive article on the nuclear verdict phenomenon [1] and talk about their insight...
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— August 2020 — 999 views Anti-reptile Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Nuclear verdicts Reptile Research Scientific method Witness training


The Nuclear Verdict blog series
In part 1 [1] of our nuclear verdicts series, we covered an overview of the definition of a nuclear verdict, some historical context, and the first of the five causative factors of nuclear verdicts. In part 2 [2] , we provided detail on two additional causative factors: egregious conduct and punit...
George R. Speckart, Ph.D. & Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D.
— July 2020 — 867 views Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Nuclear verdicts Trial consulting


The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 30
Mike Bassett, Senior Partner, The Bassett Firm in Dallas, TX joins The Litigation Psychology Podcast to discuss a number of topics in trucking litigation including the challenges with preparing truck drivers for testimony [1] , how to manage the relationship with drivers and the on-going problem o...
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— July 2020 — 1008 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Nuclear verdicts Reptile Trial consulting Trucking Witness training


The Nuclear Verdict blog series
In part 1 [1] of our nuclear verdicts series, we covered an overview of the definition of a nuclear verdict, some historical context, and the first of the five causative factors of nuclear verdicts. In part 2, we continue with the next two causative factors: egregious conduct and punitive (stealth...
George R. Speckart, Ph.D. & Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D.
— July 2020 — 938 views Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Nuclear verdicts Reptile Research Scientific method Trial consulting Witness training


The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 29
Trucking Attorney Mark Perkins of Perkins and Associates joins the podcast to discuss jury selection for trucking defense in light of catastrophic events in Louisiana such Hurricanes Katrina and Hurricane Rita, the BP Oil Spill and now COVID-19! ...
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— July 2020 — 1177 views COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Nuclear verdicts Trial consulting Trucking


The Nuclear Verdict blog series
The “nuclear verdict” is a term recently coined to refer to unexpectedly high damage awards that appear to exceed rational parameters in civil cases . However, verdicts with monetary awards that far exceed expectations, and/or that are considered to be inflated, outlandish or even destructive, hav...
George R. Speckart, Ph.D. & Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D.
— July 2020 — 1082 views Anti-reptile Jury consulting Litigation psychology Nuclear verdicts Reptile Witness training


Webinar: Preventing nuclear verdicts in trucking and transportation cases
The trucking and transportation industry has been disproportionately affected by nuclear verdicts and settlements over the last decade. While the plaintiff reptile methodology is partly responsible for some of these enormous verdicts, several other key factors are clearly driving the increased fre...
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— June 2020 — 1562 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Depositions Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Nuclear verdicts Reptile Trial consulting Trucking Witness training


COVID-19: The not-so invisible risk to the trucking industry
The notion of “nuclear verdicts” has recently become a primary focal point of attorneys and litigation psychologists. Books, such as Bob Tyson’s “ Nuclear Verdicts: Defending Justice for All,” [i] [1]   None [2] have recently become available for defense attorneys to assist them with combat...
Steve Wood, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— June 2020 — 1327 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Nuclear verdicts Reptile Trial consulting Trucking


The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 10
In this video episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast, the President of DRI discusses how DRI is handling the pandemic response for their membership, as well as insights on nuclear verdicts, the challenges with battling third-party funding of plaintiff's litigation, the value of preparing wit...
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— May 2020 — 1614 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Depositions Litigation psychology Nuclear verdicts Reptile Trucking Witness training


The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 8
Defense attorney Bob Tyson joins Dr. Bill Kanasky for the first video episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast. Bob and Bill discuss the challenges for the defense bar with millennial attorneys, Bob's new book on Nuclear Verdicts [1] and the impact COVID-19 may have on jury decision making. ...
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— May 2020 — 1557 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Nuclear verdicts Reptile Trial consulting


The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 7
The Litigation Psychology Podcast, presented by Courtroom Sciences, Inc. (CSI) presents a new episode on litigation in the trucking and transportation industry.  In this episode, Dr. Bill Kanasky, CSI Litigation Consultant, is joined by 30-year veteran litigation attorney Mike Bassett. Mike  and Bil...
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— May 2020 — 1618 views Anti-reptile Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Nuclear verdicts Reptile Trial consulting Trucking Witness training