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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 21
This video episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast features two guests: Matthew Moffett, Partner with Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske, LLP and Dr. Lorie Sicafuse, CSI Litigation Consultant. Matt and Lorie join Dr. Bill Kanasky to discuss virtual depositions, the exposure that is bein...
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— June 2020 — 217 views Confirmatory research COVID-19 Exploratory research Focus groups Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Reptile Research Scientific method 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! [1] 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....
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— May 2020 — 439 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Reptile Research Scientific method Trial consulting

Trucking and transportation litigation
The trucking and transportation 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 — 491 views Anti-reptile Confirmatory research Depositions Exploratory research Focus groups Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Reptile Research Scientific method Trial consulting Witness training

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 — 394 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 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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— April 2020 — 709 views Anti-reptile Depositions Enterprise risk management Focus groups Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Nuclear verdicts Reptile Trial consulting Witness training

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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— April 2020 — 808 views Court reporting COVID-19 Depositions Paralegals Webinars

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 — 679 views Anti-reptile Focus groups Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Nuclear verdicts Reptile Research Scientific method Trial consulting Witness training

The nuclear verdict
Presenting an episode of the Insurance Law Podcast with special guests CSI's Dr. Bill Kanasky and Dr. George Speckart. The Insurance Law Podcast is a broadcast about timely important legal issues affecting the insurance industry. On this episode, Drs. Kanasky and Speckart speak to host John Czuba...
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— March 2020 — 508 views Anti-reptile Enterprise risk management Focus groups Jury consulting Litigation psychology Nuclear verdicts Reptile Scientific method Trial consulting Witness training

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 — 784 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

Lessons for corporations involved in litigation
At CSI, we work with a wide range of businesses across nearly every industry. And there are patterns we see again and again. In this blog, we highlight some of the most common mistakes we see corporations making in how they manage their litigation and talk about how they can better prepare when co...
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— February 2020 — 702 views Anti-reptile Confirmatory research Exploratory research Focus groups Litigation psychology Planning Reptile Scientific method

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 [1] What is quite common in today’s court­rooms is foreign-b...
CSI Litigation Psychology
— February 2020 — 992 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

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 — 854 views Confirmatory research Exploratory research Focus groups Litigation psychology Mock trials Research Scientific method

Selecting the "right" corporate representative
*The importance of selecting the "right" Corporate Representative* Selecting the right person to act as the Corporate Representative during a civil lawsuit is a difficult endeavor for both in-house and trial counsel. A strong, knowledgeable, well-trained corporate witness can thwart a plaintiff at...
Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D.
— January 2020 — 679 views Litigation psychology Planning Reptile Scientific method Trial consulting Witness training

The elephant in the war room
Introduction After more than 35 years of hands-on experience in jury selection [1] across the country, in all types of cases, and in State and Federal courts, the range and diversity of observations never ceases to amaze me. One basic fact that underlies all the experience is that judges are given...
George R. Speckart, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— January 2020 — 819 views Jury consulting Litigation psychology Scientific method 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 — 1193 views Confirmatory research Exploratory research Focus groups Jury consulting Litigation psychology Mock trials Planning Research Scientific method Trial consulting Witness training

A reptile attack can be lethal to your case
Over the last 10 years, the plaintiffs bar has secured over $8 billion in verdicts and settlements using the Reptile approach. In part 1 of our Anti-Reptile [1] series, Bill Kanasky, Ph.D. explains what a Reptile attack is. Although Reptile attacks can be used in a range of cases, these attacks ...
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— November 2019 — 1608 views Anti-reptile Litigation psychology Reptile Scientific method Witness training

Understanding the different types of litigation research
There are basically two different types of litigation and trial research: exploratory and confirmatory [1] . 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.) [2] ...
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— October 2019 — 1409 views Confirmatory research Exploratory research Focus groups Litigation psychology Mock trials Research Scientific method

Making Friends With Science
In a remarkable, perhaps even stunning development, the 7th Circuit excoriated the entire legal profession for its “fear and loathing” of science (http://www.ims-expertservices.com/blog/2013/7th-circuit-excoriates-for-fear-of-science/). While views on this issue will most certainly be controversial,...
George R. Speckart, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— January 2019 — 1662 views 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 — 1637 views Confirmatory research Litigation psychology Mock trials Research Scientific method Trial consulting