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5 Terrible Mistakes To Avoid In Civil Litigation Witness Preparation
Given the rapid rise in nuclear verdicts and nuclear settlements, witness preparation has never been more important in civil litigation. The qualit...
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Steve Wood, Ph.D. & Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D. | March, 2024


Answering Your Questions about Challenging Witness Situations
No witness is perfect. While some will put in as little effort as possible , others may try to win the deposition during preparation sessions. Whet...
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CSI | September, 2023


How the Corporate Representative Can Influence Litigation Outcomes
Courtroom Sciences' Senior Litigation Consultant Dr. Steve Wood and CSI Crisis Services Practice Leader Sean Murphy are interviewed on the Best's In...
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CSI | August, 2023


Best practices in case research - part 2 of 2
In the first part of this topic , we provided a primer on juror psychology and introduced the first three factors affecting juror case evaluations....
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CSI | June, 2023


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 vi...
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George R. Speckart, Ph.D. | June, 2023


Best practices in case research - part 1 of 2
Introduction When managing litigation, every  decision should be made with as deep  an understanding as possible of what  a  future jury would ...
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CSI | June, 2023


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...
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Sean Murphy | June, 2023


Character under fire: what makes strong witnesses and spokespersons
There’s often a distinction made between the two arenas where litigation plays out: the courtroom and the court of public opinion. Certainly these...
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Sean Murphy | May, 2023


Counter-anchor or play it safe?
Many have implicated the anchoring effect as a factor driving excessive civil damages awards. A well-documented social psychological phenomenon, the...
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CSI | May, 2023
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