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The nuclear verdict
Presenting an episode of the Insurance Law Podcast with special guests CSI's Dr. Bill Kanasky and Dr. George Speckart. The Insurance Law Podcast is a broadcast about timely important legal issues affecting the insurance industry. On this episode, Drs. Kanasky and Speckart speak to host John Czuba...
CSI - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— March 2020 — 54 views Anti-reptile Enterprise risk management Focus groups Jury consulting Litigation psychology Reptile Scientific method Trial consulting Witness training

How to communicate about COVID-19
As a company leader, there’s a lot you’ll need to communicate as the coronavirus crisis progresses. For employees, it’s coming to terms with new work rules, layoffs, furloughs, or temporary wage reductions. For customers, it’s about how you’re prepared to meet their needs. Your job is to communica...
Sean Murphy - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— March 2020 — 121 views Communications Crisis Enterprise risk management Planning Social media

Four priorities for communicating about COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic is unprecedented in its scope and uncertainty—causing many to react as the situation evolves, including how and what they’re communicating to stakeholders, from employees to customers. People are looking for reliable information and steady leadership. Here are four priorit...
Sean Murphy - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— March 2020 — 152 views Communications Crisis Enterprise risk management Planning Social media

The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 2
Presenting Episode 2 of *The Litigation Psychology Podcast*! This episode continues the series about nuclear verdicts, with host Dr. Bill Kanasky joined by special guest Dr. George Speckart. Dr. Speckart is a 35 year veteran of the litigation consulting industry and a renowned expert in research m...
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— March 2020 — 117 views Anti-reptile Confirmatory research Depositions Enterprise risk management Focus groups Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Reptile Research Scientific method Trial consulting Witness training

Don't underestimate your response to a crisis
Every company exists in a state of pre-crisis. Although the specifics of when or what may not be known, it seems increasingly likely that something will occur in the lifespan of a company that will be deemed a crisis. And all of the organization’s stakeholders: customers, employees, shareholders, ...
Sean Murphy & Dr. George Speckart - CSI - Corporate, TX
— February 2020 — 272 views Communications Crisis Enterprise risk management Planning Social media

Lessons for corporations involved in litigation
At CSI, we work with a wide range of businesses across nearly every industry. And there are patterns we see again and again. In this blog, we highlight some of the most common mistakes we see corporations making in how they manage their litigation and talk about how they can better prepare when co...
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— February 2020 — 279 views Anti-reptile Confirmatory research Exploratory research Focus groups Litigation psychology Planning Reptile Scientific method

Earn CLE and gain insights
CSI, in conjunction with DRI, is pleased to be presenting webinars on a range of interesting topics in the coming weeks. Details about each upcoming webinar is below: "What the Heck is Going on?": The Evolution of the Nuclear Verdict April 10, 2020 register [1] Defense attorneys across the nation ar...
CSI Litigation Psychology
— February 2020 — 287 views Anti-reptile Confirmatory research Exploratory research Focus groups Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Reptile Research Scientific method Trial consulting Webinars Witness training

Enterprise risk management in the private equity world
Private equity (PE) firms are enjoying record years in terms of available capital and deal flow. But PE firms that are not focused on enterprise risk management (ERM) across their portfolio are at risk. There is an unprecedented level of disruption, change and risk in every industry that must be a...
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— February 2020 — 473 views Communications Crisis Enterprise risk management Planning Social media

Selecting the "right" corporate representative
*The importance of selecting the "right" Corporate Representative* Selecting the right person to act as the Corporate Representative during a civil lawsuit is a difficult endeavor for both in-house and trial counsel. A strong, knowledgeable, well-trained corporate witness can thwart a plaintiff at...
Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D.
— January 2020 — 313 views Litigation psychology Planning Reptile Scientific method Trial consulting Witness training

Strategies for managing the realities of a "pre-crisis"   business climate
* Introduction * The fact is, all companies are in a state of pre-crisis, and it’s precisely the time to analyze operations, envision what could go wrong and plan how your organization would respond. Preparation is key because managing a crisis demands that leaders exercise the wisdom to not jump...
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— January 2020 — 402 views Communications Crisis Enterprise risk management Litigation psychology Planning

How to manage a social media crisis
*A new world* The powerful influence of social media is changing the way crisis communications [1] is practiced and companies should be demanding a more sophisticated level of expertise from their crisis teams. The fact is, any such team is incomplete unless it includes social psychology experts w...
Sean Murphy - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— January 2020 — 410 views Communications Crisis Enterprise risk management Litigation psychology Planning Social media

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 view of the fact that its key questions of concern revolve around forecasting what jurors will do in response to a dispute, its fact scenario, reactions...
George R. Speckart, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— December 2019 — 701 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
Things are changing so rapidly that it’s becoming more and more difficult to predict the future, but there are some emerging trends that will have an enormous impact on businesses and their litigation in 2020 and beyond. * 1. * * The importance of reputation and brand * Annually, numerous publicat...
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— December 2019 — 877 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 has been an area of interest to attorneys themselves. Based on the literature and personal discussions with many trial attorneys, there appear to be t...
Steve Wood, Ph.D. - CSI Litigation Psychology
— November 2019 — 727 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 stage where it will inevitably play out has never been bigger, louder, or faster moving. But you are not powerless. Companies looking to protect their ...
Sean Murphy & Adam Boesen
— November 2019 — 695 views Communications Crisis Enterprise risk management Planning Social media

3-step crisis planning for mid-market companies
Crisis planning [1] can be a challenge for middle market companies that often lack the resources to staff large internal legal or communications teams. It’s an important issue because these companies can be even more vulnerable to the effects of a crisis than larger organizations—particularly in a...
Sean Murphy & Adam Boesen
— November 2019 — 924 views Communications Crisis Enterprise risk management Planning

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-Reptile [1] series, Bill Kanasky, Ph.D. explains what a Reptile attack is. Although Reptile attacks can be used in a range of cases, these attacks ...
CSI - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— November 2019 — 1053 views Anti-reptile Litigation psychology Reptile Scientific method 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, speak on today’s edition of A.M. Best’s  Insurance Law Podcast , the broadcast about timely and important legal issues affecting the insurance indus...
CSI - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— October 2019 — 1053 views Communications Crisis Enterprise risk management Planning

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 that “sells” simply by cherry-picking facts and spinning them into a narrative that offends people at their emotional core. If you’re the target, your be...
Sean Murphy & Adam Boesen
— October 2019 — 1075 views Communications Crisis Jurors Planning Social media

The Reptile Cometh…. Prevent the Psychological Manipulation
Reptilian tactics have produced plaintiff verdicts and settlements totaling more than $6.2 billion since 2009.
CSI - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— February 2019 — 1398 views Anti-reptile Depositions Reptile Trial consulting Witness training