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The politicization of the trucking industry
I previously wrote a blog post [1] that discussed the results of a survey [2] we conducted at Courtroom Sciences, Inc. on juror perceptions in the wake of COVID-19. More specifically, the blog post discussed jurors’ perceptions of the trucking industry in light of the coronavirus pandemic. In that ...
Steve Wood, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— July 2020 — 52 views COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Trucking

The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 27
A very special guest joins The Litigation Psychology Podcast - DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). De Smith discusses how NFL players are coping with COVID-19, his extensive experience as a trial attorney including the art of storytellin...
CSI - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— July 2020 — 112 views COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Trial consulting Witness training

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...
CSI - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— July 2020 — 96 views Anti-reptile Litigation psychology Reptile Trial consulting Witness training

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 [1] , ...
CSI - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— June 2020 — 185 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Depositions Litigation psychology Reptile Trial consulting Trucking Witness training

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 ...
CSI - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— June 2020 — 151 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Reptile Trial consulting

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...
CSI - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— June 2020 — 161 views Anti-reptile Depositions Litigation psychology Reptile Trial consulting Trucking Witness training

Survey: Juror attitudes & decisions in the wake of COVID-19
We are living in unprecedented times. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world in ways that few have ever seen, nor could they have imagined. The novel coronavirus has impacted almost every facet of our lives. It has led to changes in the way we perform our job functions, the way we shop, and ...
CSI - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— June 2020 — 265 views COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Research Trial consulting

Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on jurors' attitudes & decisions
In part 1 of this topic [1] , we discussed the concept of polarization and mortality salience, in part 2 [2] we examined ingroup favoritism and outgroup bias, and in part 3 [3] , we focused how crisis situations create an increased reliance on intuition, emotion, and heuristics in attitudes and de...
Lorie Sicafuse, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— June 2020 — 206 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Reptile Research Trial consulting

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...
CSI - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— June 2020 — 243 views Anti-reptile Depositions Litigation psychology Reptile Trucking Witness training

The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 21
This video episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast features two guests: Matthew Moffett, Partner with Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske, LLP and Dr. Lorie Sicafuse, CSI Litigation Consultant. Matt and Lorie join Dr. Bill Kanasky to discuss virtual depositions, the exposure that is bein...
CSI - Courtroom Sciences Inc
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Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on jurors' attitudes & decisions
In part 1 of this topic [1] , we discussed the concept of polarization and mortality salience and in None [2] part 2 we examined ingroup favoritism and outgroup bias . Today we focus on how crisis situations create an increased reliance on intuition, emotion, and heuristics in attitudes and deci...
Lorie Sicafuse, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— June 2020 — 222 views COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Research Trial consulting

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...
CSI - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— June 2020 — 261 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Litigation psychology Reptile Trucking Witness training

Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on jurors' attitudes & decisions
In part 1 of this topic [1] , we discussed the concept of polarization and mortality salience. In part 2 we examine ingroup favoritism and outgroup bias. * Ingroup Favoritism and Outgroup Bias * *   * Though it is challenging to precisely measure the extent of bias against Asian-Americans and Asia...
Lorie Sicafuse, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— June 2020 — 217 views COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Research Trial consulting

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...
CSI - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— June 2020 — 388 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Depositions Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Nuclear verdicts Reptile Trial consulting Trucking Witness training

The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 19
This video episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast features Sean Murphy, Practice Leader of the CSI Critical Communications team, explaining the difference between Critical Communications and PR, plus the impact that COVID-19 is having on the reputation of the trucking and transportation indu...
CSI - Courtroom Sciences Inc
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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...
CSI - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— June 2020 — 307 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Depositions Litigation psychology Reptile Trucking Witness training

Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on jurors' attitudes & decisions
The COVID-19 crisis has significantly impacted all our lives, and there is no telling if we will ever fully return to “normal.” Though some individuals have been less affected than others, most Americans have experienced increased stress, with many others experiencing decreased well-being and othe...
Lorie Sicafuse, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— June 2020 — 273 views COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Research Trial consulting

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 ...
CSI - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— June 2020 — 306 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Depositions Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Reptile 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 — 322 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Nuclear verdicts Reptile Trial consulting Trucking

The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 16
This episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast is all about the art and science of jury selection. CSI Jury and Litigation Consulting experts Dr. Bill Kanasky and Dr. George Speckart discuss how rules for jury selection are drastically different across not just venues but across judges and how ...
CSI - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— June 2020 — 277 views Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Research Trial consulting