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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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— May 2020 — 1823 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Depositions Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Reptile Research Social media Trial consulting 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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— May 2020 — 1693 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Reptile Research Scientific method Trial consulting


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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— May 2020 — 1929 views Anti-reptile Confirmatory research Depositions Exploratory research Focus groups Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Reptile Research Scientific method Trial consulting Trucking & transportation Witness training


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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— May 2020 — 1486 views Jurors Jury consulting Research Trial consulting


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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— April 2020 — 1658 views Confirmatory research Depositions Exploratory research Focus groups Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Research Trial consulting Witness training


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
— March 2020 — 1879 views Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Research Trial consulting


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 — 2145 views Anti-reptile Confirmatory research Depositions Enterprise risk management Focus groups Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Nuclear verdicts Reptile Research Scientific method 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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— March 2020 — 3691 views Crisis Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Nuclear verdicts Research Trial consulting Witness training


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 — 2060 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...
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— February 2020 — 2049 views Confirmatory research Exploratory research Focus groups Litigation psychology Mock trials Research Scientific method


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 — 2446 views Depositions Litigation psychology Research Trial consulting Witness training


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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— December 2019 — 3050 views Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Research Trial consulting


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


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


A Tale of Two Mock Trials: The Importance of Realistic Simulation
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief,...
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— December 2018 — 3038 views Confirmatory research Litigation psychology Mock trials Research Scientific method Trial consulting