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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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— June 2020 — 1627 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Depositions Litigation psychology Reptile Trucking & transportation 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...
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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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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 ...
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 14
This Litigation Psychology Podcast video episode features Dr. Bill Kanasky and Dr. George Speckart discussing the potentially far-reaching impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on jurors and jury panels. Dr. Kanasky and Dr. Speckart compare this pandemic to other 'black swan' events from the past, talk...
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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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— May 2020 — 1738 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Depositions Litigation psychology Nuclear verdicts Reptile Trucking & transportation Witness training


Webinar: Effects of the COVID-19 crisis on jurors
T he effects of the COVID-19 crisis on jurors' attitudes and decision-making * * June 10, 2020 *   * register today! This presentation will explore the likely effects of the COVID-19 crisis on civil jurors’ attitudes, beliefs, and decision-making processes from an evidence-based perspective. In...
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 9
John Nunnally, Partner at Ragsdale Liggett, joins Dr. Bill Kanasky to discuss litigation in the trucking and transportation industry in the era of COVID-19. Bill and John talk about how recent good PR for the trucking industry might impact juror perceptions, the challenges with preparing truck dri...
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— May 2020 — 1761 views COVID-19 Depositions Jurors Litigation psychology Reptile Trucking & transportation Witness training


Transportation and trucking litigation
The transportation and trucking industry has historically been an easy target for litigation. So, how can trucking and transportation companies better prepare to defend themselves for inevitable litigation? Our multi-part series on the trucking and transportation industry explains how companies ca...
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The impact of the pandemic on the trucking industry
CSI Litigation Consultant, Dr. Bill Kanasky, Jr., was interviewed by Douglas B. Marcello, Esq. of Marcello & Kivisto, LLC regarding the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on juries and overall litigation in the trucking and transportation industry. Watch their short discussion in the video belo...
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 6
The Litigation Psychology Podcast, presented by Courtroom Sciences, Inc. (CSI) presents Episode 6! Today's episode is all about the myths of litigation psychology and litigation consulting. Dr. Bill Kanasky is joined by Dr. Steve Wood and together they discuss and address a number of commonly held...
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 4
The  Litigation Psychology Podcast , presented by Courtroom Sciences, Inc. (CSI) is pleased to share Episode 4! This episode continues our series of podcasts on nuclear verdicts. In this episode, Dr. Bill Kanasky, CSI Litigation Consultant is joined by defense attorney and author Robert R. Tyson, ...
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Best practices for remote / video-conference depositions
During these challenging times, while being forced to comply with shelter-in-place orders and social distancing requirements, legal professionals are faced with the task of quickly developing and adopting new best practices for working from home. Most local and court-specific rules in federal and ...
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Cyber security and attorney-client privilege concerns with remote/video depositions
Cybersecurity and privileged communications are two very different (although related) concerns, and CSI provides sound best-practice recommendations for law firms who use CSI for remote/video depositions to successfully address both. When law firms schedule remote/video depositions, CSI hosts the ...
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— April 2020 — 1946 views Court reporting COVID-19 Depositions Paralegals


Coronavirus information from the State Bar of Texas
We wanted to share some Texas specific updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic, courtesy of the State Bar of Texas. * “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Orders and Travel Authorization for Lawyers * Many Texas cities and counties have issued “stay home, stay safe” orders in response to the pandemic.  To pro...
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— April 2020 — 1533 views Court reporting COVID-19 Depositions Paralegals


The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 3
The *Litigation Psychology Podcast*, presented by Courtroom Sciences, Inc. (CSI) is pleased to share Episode 3! This episode continues our series of podcasts on nuclear verdicts. This week Dr. Bill Kanasky, CSI Litigation Consultant is joined again by special guest Dr. George Speckart, a 35 year v...
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— March 2020 — 1934 views Anti-reptile Focus groups Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Nuclear verdicts Reptile Research Scientific method Trial consulting Witness training


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 anchoring effect refers to automatic over-reliance on an initial piece of information in decision-making tasks. This initial piece of information is ...
Lorie Sicafuse, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
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No travel required
The None CDC is warning Americans to limit travel and in-person contact with others , however, there are still options for legal professionals who want to serve their clients. CSI offers multiple technology solutions to meet your needs without subjecting yourself, your clients, witnesses, and o...
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