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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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Conducting depositions remotely
*UPDATE:* TX Supreme Court announces emergency order allowing anyone involved in a hearing, deposition, or other proceeding of any kind-including but not limited to a party, attorney, witness, or court reporter, but not including a juror - to participate remotely, such as by teleconferencing, vide...
Julie Villafuerte - CSI Global Deposition Services
— March 2020 — 2546 views COVID-19 Depositions Paralegals


Myth #4: It's too expensive to use a Litigation Consultant
Continuing our series on “Myths of Litigation Science,” we examine the notion that, “It’s too expensive to use a Litigation Consultant.” Such a comment begs the question, “Too expensive in comparison to what? An adverse verdict at trial? A settlement offer that is too high?” We have seen several o...
Steve Wood, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— March 2020 — 1676 views Depositions Litigation psychology Mock trials Trial consulting Witness training


The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Inaugural episode
CSI is pleased to present the debut of *The Litigation Psychology Podcast*! This brand new podcast series, unlike any other podcast today,  is about the intersection of science and litigation. We explore topics of interest to in-house and outside defense counsel and the insurance defense industry,...
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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: Preparing the Foreign-Born Witness for Testimony May 21, 2020 register What is quite common in today’s court­rooms is foreign-born...
CSI Litigation Psychology
— February 2020 — 2238 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


Myth #3: Litigation research is only for high exposure cases
In the next installment of our “Myths of Litigation Science” series, we examine the notion that litigation science services are only needed in high exposure cases. The potential clients who tell us that our services are not needed because the monetary values are not high enough are commonly those...
Steve Wood, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— February 2020 — 2059 views Exploratory research Litigation psychology Research Trial consulting Witness training


The value of science in litigation consulting
Every day, corporate legal teams and outside counsel make decisions about how to approach a case or what a case is worth based on prior similar cases, anecdotal information or 'gut instinct'. None of these methods are based on real data or insight. In each case, it is highly probable that companie...
CSI - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— February 2020 — 2049 views Confirmatory research Exploratory research Focus groups Litigation psychology Mock trials Research Scientific method


How CSI is addressing the court reporter shortage
* A court reporter crisis * The deposition is about to begin, and you realize your court reporter isn’t there. You panic. Then you recall you did schedule a court reporter with a large national court reporting agency.  You check your email and see the agency emailed you late last night to let you ...
Julie Villafuerte - CSI Global Deposition Services
— January 2020 — 1809 views Court reporting Depositions Paralegals


Myth #1: We don't need a mock; we don't go to trial that often
At Courtroom Sciences, Inc., we have written blog posts about  understanding the litigation consulting industry   and  None what to look for when selecting a jury consultant . Continuing our focus on informing legal departments and teams about the litigation psychology field, we...
Steve Wood, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— January 2020 — 2000 views Confirmatory research Litigation psychology Mock trials Research Trial consulting


The critical importance of witness testimony
Research has shown that the performance of witnesses, in depositions and during trial, is the single most important factor in case outcomes. In this 4-part video series, you will learn: ·           why and how witness testimony goes bad ·           why witnesses are so vulnerable during testimon...
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— January 2020 — 2445 views Depositions Litigation psychology Research Trial consulting Witness training


Leveraging technology to improve your deposition experience
As interest in using desktop videoconferencing to conduct  depositions  has increased, there are often several questions that are asked by attorneys, such as how to go off the record (you can easily mute your line and have a productive discussion with your co-counsel.)  Here are some of the other...
Julie Villafuerte - CSI Global Deposition Services
— December 2019 — 2403 views Court reporting Depositions Paralegals


The impact of political affiliation on jurors' verdicts
In recent years, American politics have been highly polarized.  CSI's Litigation Consultants recently conducted research on the extent to which jurors’ political affiliation “matters,” and illustrates why jurors’ political orientation must be considered within the context of other social and psych...
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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 — 2618 views Confirmatory research Exploratory research Focus groups Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Planning Research Scientific method Trial consulting 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 — 2552 views Jurors Litigation psychology Presentations Research Trial consulting


Heart of darkness: hidden dimensions of witness effectiveness training
We refer to the “heart of darkness” as that murky, subjective realm in which jurors make character assessments that decidedly tilt the playing field in a case.  The negative connotation is utilized since, when this tilt occurs, there is a positive and a negative polarization involved.  For positiv...
George R. Speckart, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— November 2019 — 2618 views Depositions Jurors Litigation psychology Witness training


The most important non-legal tactical measure you can take in your case:
At Courtroom Sciences, Inc. more than a dozen Ph.D.’s have been studying witness performance in over 20,000 cases since the 1980’s.  Together through a creative synthesis of impressions and research-based analyses we have developed what we call the Cognitive Map that jurors use to problem-solve ca...
George R. Speckart, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— October 2019 — 2832 views Communications Depositions Jurors Litigation psychology Research Witness training


Understanding the different types of litigation research
There are basically two different types of litigation and trial research: exploratory and confirmatory . In part 1 of our series about litigation research, Mary Noffsinger, Ph.D. explains the difference between a focus group (exploratory research) and a mock trial (confirmatory research.) In par...
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— October 2019 — 2958 views Confirmatory research Exploratory research Focus groups Litigation psychology Mock trials Research Scientific method


Helping paralegals with records and depositions
What can you do when everything is urgent and the demands on your time don’t allow you to produce everything you need to get done? There is an option to work more efficiently and get more done in less time: outsource to someone who gets it. Most days it’s a challenge just to keep up. And you don’t...
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— October 2019 — 3154 views Court reporting Depositions Paralegals Records Retrieval


Why your entire case is riding on the performance of your witnesses
Witness performance, in depositions and during trial, is the most important factor in case outcomes. Watch this 4-part video series on: · the importance of witness performance · how to know if a witness needs None witness effectiveness training · why attorneys who advise witnesses to “pivot” ar...
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— October 2019 — 3021 views Depositions Litigation psychology Trial consulting Witness training


Testing before testifying: keeping your good witness from going bad
Your key witness has just finished their deposition. They were combative, defensive, and unlikeable. Worst of all their testimony was off message and damaging. They did great in the prep sessions and you were sure they would do well in the deposition too. But now your case is in a place you had...
CSI - Courtroom Sciences Inc
— March 2019 — 2948 views Depositions Litigation psychology Trial consulting Witness training