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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 , how to manage the relationship with drivers and the on-going problem of n...
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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.
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 28
On this episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast, Dr. Bill Kanasky is joined by attorneys Steve Fleischman and Rob Wright of Horvitz & Levy to discuss a topic that doesn't get much attention: Reptile Theory and its impact during the appellate process. Steve and Rob are experts on this topic a...
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 26
In this video episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast, Dr. Bill Kanasky gives an overview of what occurs when a witness "loses their mind" during testimony and what can be done to prevent these meltdowns. Witnesses are particularly vulnerable to plaintiff reptile attacks which prey on witness...
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 25
This video episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast features an interview with Doug Marcello, Trial Attorney, Marcello & Kivisto. Doug and Dr. Bill Kanasky discuss numerous topics around trucking and transportation litigation including the challenges of preparing witnesses for testimony , par...
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 24
This video episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast features an interview with Liz Skane, Partner with Skane Wilcox. Liz and Dr. Bill Kanasky discuss the impact of COVID-19 on litigation and juries and the continued presence of reptile in litigation and its effect on nuclear verdicts. Liz and ...
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 23
This video edition of The Litigation Psychology Podcast features CSI Litigation Consultant Dr. Alyssa Parker discussing her experiences with preparing witnesses for deposition in trucking litigation. Dr. Parker also talks about the process of preparing healthcare workers for deposition, as both of...
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Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on jurors' attitudes & decisions
In part 1 of this topic , we discussed the concept of polarization and mortality salience, in part 2 we examined ingroup favoritism and outgroup bias, and in part 3 , we focused how crisis situations create an increased reliance on intuition, emotion, and heuristics in attitudes and decision-ma...
Lorie Sicafuse, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 22
In this episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast, Dr. Bill Kanasky provides an introduction to the Reptile Theory and Reptile Attack. Dr. Kanasky shares background on where and how the Reptile Theory began, why its been so incredibly successful, and gives multiple examples of how witnesses fal...
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 20
This video episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast features Dr. Bill Kanasky interviewing Kurt Spengler, Partner at Wicker Smith, on topics in the trucking industry including the increase of technology in the industry and the increase in nuclear verdicts.They also discuss the lack of communic...
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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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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 18
This episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast features Tim Yeary, Transportation Producer, with an insurance agency that specializes in the trucking industry. Tim discusses his thoughts on COVID-19 safety rule changes, nuclear verdicts in the trucking and transportation industry and the impact...
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 17
This episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast features CSI Litigation Consultant Dr. Steve Wood discussing his experiences with preparing trucking and transportation industry witnesses and the dangers of reptile attacks in trucking witness preparation. Dr. Wood also offers his insights on how ...
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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]   None have recently become available for defense attorneys to assist them with combating th...
Steve Wood, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 15
This video episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast, presented by Courtroom Sciences, Inc. (CSI), features Florida-based mediation services provider Benjamin Newman. Ben discusses how the pandemic has impacted mediations and the do's and dont's of conducting mediations virtually. Ben also talk...
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Are teachers and nurses always risky for the defense?
Experienced trial lawyers know that case outcomes can depend upon the ability to identify and eliminate risky jurors. It is a no-brainer for the defense bar that passionate anti-corporate jurors are high-risk. A distrust of jurors in helping professions – specifically nurses, teachers, and social ...
Lorie Sicafuse, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 13
This video episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast, presented by Courtroom Sciences, Inc. (CSI), features Holly Howanitz, Partner at Wicker Smith, discussing how Reptile is still thriving, what jury panels might look like in the era of Coronavirus, and the challenges of plaintiff's bar advert...
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 12
This video episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast, presented by Courtroom Sciences, Inc. (CSI), features Steve Fleischman, Partner at Horvitz & Levy, discussing with Dr. BIll Kanasky about the on-going threats of reptile attacks, how companies are creating exposure for themselves with their ...
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 11
In this episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast, CSI Litigation Consultants Dr. Steve Wood and Dr. Lorie Sicafuse discuss what the research says about how jurors' attitudes, behaviors, beliefs, and decision-making might be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. They discuss how thought processes ...
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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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