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Litigation Psychology Podcast #74 - Emotional witnesses
Attorney Matt LaBeau with Collins Einhorn Farrell joins Dr. Steve Wood to discuss preparing emotional witnesses for deposition. Matt talks about the different types of emotions that witnesses might be struggling with (sadness, anger, nervousness) and how important it is to identify in advance if y...
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— June 2021 — 55 views COVID-19 Depositions Litigation psychology Reptile Witness training


Benefits of CSI third-party record retrieval
Everyone involved in litigation knows how critical third-party record retrieval is. However, securing medical, billing, court, employment, or any other type of record is a tedious, time-consuming task that can cause delays in the discovery process and frustrate even the most patient paralegal and ...
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— June 2021 — 83 views Paralegals Records Retrieval


Myth #6 - Safety is your top priority
We are going to make a statement that will likely cause severe discomfort for safety directors and risk managers alike – “Safety is NOT your top priority.” We repeat, “Safety is NOT your top priority.” Let us clarify this statement, though. Just because we are saying that safety is not your TOP pr...
Steve Wood, Ph.D. & Sean Murphy
— June 2021 — 86 views Anti-reptile Communications COVID-19 Crisis Litigation psychology Reptile


Litigation Psychology Podcast #73 - Cognitive fatigue
In this episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast, Dr. Bill Kanasky talks about preventing nuclear settlements at deposition by doing a better job of managing the cognitive fatigue of witnesses during deposition testimony. Scientific evidence makes clear that witnesses begin to fatigue mentally...
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— June 2021 — 74 views Anti-reptile Depositions Litigation psychology Nuclear verdicts Reptile Settlements Witness training


Litigation Psychology Podcast #65 - Inspired by Kanye
Brent Turman, Partner and Trial Attorney with Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP in Dallas, TX, joins the podcast to talk about how attorneys can draw inspiration from Kanye West in their approach to litigation. Brent uses milestones in Kanye's life and career to illustrate opportunities for litigators in...
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— April 2021 — 501 views Communications Jurors Litigation psychology Planning Presentations Trial consulting


Updated guidance from the ABA on remote work
Recently, the American Bar Association shared new guidance for attorneys when working remotely. Coming nearly one year after the start of virtual work for most attorneys because of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Formal Opinion 498 identifies some of the minimum requirements under ABA Model ...
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— April 2021 — 255 views COVID-19 Records Retrieval


Litigation Psychology Podcast #63 - Reptile and anchoring
Attorney Nick Rauch with Larson King in St. Paul, Minnesota joins the podcast and talks with Dr. Bill Kanasky about his recent article in For the Defense on counter anchoring and the reverse reptile and how he has used reverse reptile in depositions. Nick explains the concepts of anchoring and cou...
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— March 2021 — 338 views Anti-reptile Depositions Litigation psychology Reptile Witness training


Litigation Psychology Podcast #61 - Preparing witnesses
Brad Hughes, trial lawyer with Clark Hill in Los Angeles, joins the podcast to talk about the differences in how he approaches a catastrophic injury case in his transportation litigation work versus a corporate matter. Dr. Bill Kanasky and Brad discuss the increasing presence of Reptile in commer...
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— March 2021 — 385 views Anti-reptile Depositions Litigation psychology Reptile Trucking & transportation Witness training


Litigation Psychology Podcast #60 - Managing trucking litigation
Trucking defense attorney Sophia Bernard of Lewis Brisbois in Tampa joins the podcast to talk about transportation and trucking litigation and her process on handling catastrophic cases. She discusses the difficulties of dealing with the emotion of the driver and the importance of recognizing and ...
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— March 2021 — 481 views Litigation psychology Reptile Trucking & transportation Witness training


Litigation Psychology Podcast #58 - Zoom trials
Shareholder and defense attorney Heather Snider from Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney in Chicago joins the podcast and shares her experience with a recent 5-day Zoom bench trial, including what worked, what didn't, how technical issues and objections were handled, and more. Heather and Dr. Bill ...
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— February 2021 — 461 views Anti-reptile Depositions Litigation psychology Reptile Trial consulting Witness training


Discovery obligations during the pandemic
Having resolved discovery disputes related to the COVID-19 pandemic for almost a year, trial courts have considered myriad creative discovery objections concerning whether and how litigants must present their witnesses for deposition testimony. With increased familiarity and experience resolving w...
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— February 2021 — 363 views Court reporting COVID-19 Depositions Paralegals


Litigation trends in 2021 - part 2
In part 1 of this topic , we covered litigation trends and developments including an increase in settlements, changing juror perceptions, the fragile state of witnesses, and considerations, risks, and opportunities around essential workers. In the final part of this topic, we dive into nuclear ve...
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— January 2021 — 545 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Crisis Enterprise risk management Jury consulting Litigation psychology Nuclear verdicts Reptile Trial consulting Witness training


The Litigation Psychology Podcast #52 - Mental health of witnesses
In this episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast, Bill Kanasky, Ph.D. and Alyssa Parker, Ph.D. discuss the sensitive but hugely important topic of mental health. Mental health has always been a factor in litigation but since the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic, it has become broader and more...
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— January 2021 — 524 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Depositions Health care / med mal Litigation psychology Mental health Reptile Trial consulting Witness training


The Litigation Psychology Podcast #51 - Attorney demeanor
In this week’s podcast, trial attorneys Paul Motz, Shareholder, Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney and Matt Moffett, Partner, Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske, LLP, join CSI Litigation Consultants Dr. Steve Wood and Dr. Bill Kanasky to discuss the topic of attorney credibility and attorney...
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— January 2021 — 655 views Anti-reptile Confirmatory research Depositions Exploratory research Focus groups Insurance defense Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Nuclear verdicts Reptile Research Trial consulting Witness training


The Litigation Psychology Podcast #49 - Virtual witness training
In this episode of the Litigation Psychology Podcast, CSI Litigation Consultants Dr. Bill Kanasky, Dr. Alyssa Parker, and Dr. Steve Wood discuss None virtual witness training best practices. The team talks about the advantages of conducting witness effectiveness trainings virtually since deposi...
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— December 2020 — 574 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Depositions Litigation psychology Reptile Witness training


The Litigation Psychology Podcast #48 - Trucking litigation
Trucking attorney Doug Marcello joins the podcast to discuss trial tactics for trucking litigation cases . Doug shares the process he uses in planning his cases, the importance of persuasion, and how he builds a story for the jury right from opening statement. Doug and Dr. Bill Kanasky also talk ...
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— December 2020 — 595 views Anti-reptile Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Reptile Trucking & transportation Witness training


Survey: Covid-related attitude changes toward industries
* Introduction * All of us have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Most of us have experienced significant changes in how we socialize, work, and educate our children. Not only are our behaviors affected by the crisis, our way of viewing the world is also affected during this ti...
Lorie Sicafuse, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— December 2020 — 578 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Reptile Research Trucking & transportation


The Litigation Psychology Podcast #47 - Toxic tort cases
Rick Braun, Partner in the Detroit office of Hawkins Parnell and Young, LLP talks with CSI Litigation Consultant Dr. Steve Wood about toxic tort cases, how the media portrays these types of cases and how these portrayals impact defending toxic tort cases. They discuss the influence of pop culture,...
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— November 2020 — 633 views Focus groups Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Planning Reptile Trial consulting Witness training


The Litigation Psychology Podcast #44 - Healthcare Litigation
Jason Long, Attorney with London | Amburn Attorneys at Law joins the podcast to discuss several healthcare litigation topics. Jason and Dr. Bill Kanasky talk about what the impacts of Covid-19 have been - both good and bad - on witness training , depositions, and some lessons learned thus far. Th...
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— November 2020 — 685 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Depositions Health care / med mal Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Reptile Research Trial consulting Witness training


The Litigation Psychology Podcast #42 - Emotional Witnesses
In this podcast, CSI Litigation Consultant Dr. Bill Kanasky discusses the destructive role that emotion can play in witness deposition testimony. Emotion kills cognition and sends witnesses into a fight or flight response (the amygdala hijack). Dr. Kanasky shows examples of emotional witnesses and...
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— October 2020 — 760 views Anti-reptile Depositions Litigation psychology Reptile Witness training