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Nurse depositions gone bad - part 3
In  part 1 of this topic , we gave an example of a nurse's deposition and how easily it can go badly. In part 2 , we highlight some of the most common aspects of the nursing profession  that create the greatest pitfalls for nurses in the  deposition. In this final part, we cover prevention str...
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— May 2021 — 91 views Depositions Health care / med mal Litigation psychology Witness training


Nurse depositions gone bad - part 2
In part 1 of this topic , we gave an example of a nurse's deposition and how easily it can go badly. In part 2, we highlight some of the most common aspects of the nursing profession  that create the greatest pitfalls for nurses in the  deposition. * Nurses Must Have Answers –  * *Always* ...
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— April 2021 — 132 views Depositions Health care / med mal Litigation psychology Witness training


Nurse depositions gone bad - part 1
* Introduction  * Across the country, malpractice litigation creates a painful scenario for the health care industry, causing incalculable financial losses and rendering emotional turmoil to the health care  professionals  who  have  been  positioned  unwittingly  as pawns in the game. These pawn...
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— April 2021 — 193 views Depositions Health care / med mal Litigation psychology Witness training


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 — 257 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 — 303 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 — 387 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 — 367 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 — 307 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 — 488 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 — 442 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 — 559 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 — 501 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 — 522 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 — 517 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 — 560 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 — 598 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 #43 - Healthcare Litigation
In this episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast, Dr. Bill Kanasky is joined by Atlanta area trial attorney John E. Hall, Jr., Partner, Hall Booth Smith to discuss healthcare litigation . Bill and John talk about birth injury cases and the importance of understanding the basics of the medical...
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— November 2020 — 642 views Confirmatory research Health care / med mal Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Nuclear verdicts 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 — 668 views Anti-reptile Depositions Litigation psychology Reptile Witness training


The Litigation Psychology Podcast #41 - Nuclear Verdicts
In this special edition of The Litigation Psychology Podcast, Trucking Litigation Attorney Doug Marcello interviews Dr. Bill Kanasky on the subject of nuclear verdicts. They discuss the definition of a nuclear verdict and what causes a nuclear verdict to occur, including the impact of Reptile an...
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— October 2020 — 770 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Nuclear verdicts Reptile Research Scientific method Trial consulting Trucking & transportation Witness training


Addressing the challenges of healthcare litigation
It's no secret that the healthcare industry has a high volume of litigation. So, what can healthcare companies and healthcare insurers do to better prepare to d efend themselves in their litigation? Our multi-part series on the healthcare industry covers a variety of tools and services that health...
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— September 2020 — 921 views Anti-reptile Confirmatory research Depositions Exploratory research Focus groups Health care / med mal Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Reptile Research Scientific method Trial consulting Witness training