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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 28
On this episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast, Dr. Bill Kanasky is joined by attorneys Steve Fleischman and Rob Wright of Horvitz & Levy to discuss a topic that doesn't get much attention: Reptile Theory [1] and its impact during the appellate process. Steve and Rob are experts on this topi...
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The politicization of the trucking industry
I previously wrote a blog post [1] that discussed the results of a survey [2] we conducted at Courtroom Sciences, Inc. on juror perceptions in the wake of COVID-19. More specifically, the blog post discussed jurors’ perceptions of the trucking industry in light of the coronavirus pandemic. In that ...
Steve Wood, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 27
A very special guest joins The Litigation Psychology Podcast - DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). De Smith discusses how NFL players are coping with COVID-19, his extensive experience as a trial attorney including the art of storytellin...
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 26
In this video episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast, Dr. Bill Kanasky gives an overview of what occurs when a witness "loses their mind" during testimony and what can be done to prevent these meltdowns. Witnesses are particularly vulnerable to plaintiff reptile attacks which prey on witness...
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 25
This video episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast features an interview with Doug Marcello, Trial Attorney, Marcello & Kivisto. Doug and Dr. Bill Kanasky discuss numerous topics around trucking and transportation litigation including the challenges of preparing witnesses for testimony [1] , ...
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 24
This video episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast features an interview with Liz Skane, Partner with Skane Wilcox. Liz and Dr. Bill Kanasky discuss the impact of COVID-19 on litigation and juries and the continued presence of reptile in litigation and its effect on nuclear verdicts. Liz and ...
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 23
This video edition of The Litigation Psychology Podcast features CSI Litigation Consultant Dr. Alyssa Parker discussing her experiences with preparing witnesses for deposition in trucking litigation. Dr. Parker also talks about the process of preparing healthcare workers for deposition, as both of...
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Survey: Juror attitudes & decisions in the wake of COVID-19
We are living in unprecedented times. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world in ways that few have ever seen, nor could they have imagined. The novel coronavirus has impacted almost every facet of our lives. It has led to changes in the way we perform our job functions, the way we shop, and ...
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Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on jurors' attitudes & decisions
In part 1 of this topic [1] , we discussed the concept of polarization and mortality salience, in part 2 [2] we examined ingroup favoritism and outgroup bias, and in part 3 [3] , we focused how crisis situations create an increased reliance on intuition, emotion, and heuristics in attitudes and de...
Lorie Sicafuse, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— June 2020 — 246 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Reptile Research Trial consulting

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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Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on jurors' attitudes & decisions
In part 1 of this topic [1] , we discussed the concept of polarization and mortality salience and in None [2] part 2 we examined ingroup favoritism and outgroup bias . Today we focus on how crisis situations create an increased reliance on intuition, emotion, and heuristics in attitudes and deci...
Lorie Sicafuse, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— June 2020 — 259 views COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Research Trial consulting

Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on jurors' attitudes & decisions
In part 1 of this topic [1] , we discussed the concept of polarization and mortality salience. In part 2 we examine ingroup favoritism and outgroup bias. * Ingroup Favoritism and Outgroup Bias * *   * Though it is challenging to precisely measure the extent of bias against Asian-Americans and Asia...
Lorie Sicafuse, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— June 2020 — 263 views COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Research Trial consulting

Webinar: Preventing nuclear verdicts in trucking and transportation cases
The trucking and transportation industry has been disproportionately affected by nuclear verdicts and settlements over the last decade. While the plaintiff reptile methodology is partly responsible for some of these enormous verdicts, several other key factors are clearly driving the increased fre...
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 19
This video episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast features Sean Murphy, Practice Leader of the CSI Critical Communications team, explaining the difference between Critical Communications and PR, plus the impact that COVID-19 is having on the reputation of the trucking and transportation indu...
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Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on jurors' attitudes & decisions
The COVID-19 crisis has significantly impacted all our lives, and there is no telling if we will ever fully return to “normal.” Though some individuals have been less affected than others, most Americans have experienced increased stress, with many others experiencing decreased well-being and othe...
Lorie Sicafuse, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
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The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 17
This episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast features CSI Litigation Consultant Dr. Steve Wood discussing his experiences with preparing trucking and transportation industry witnesses and the dangers of reptile attacks in trucking witness preparation. Dr. Wood also offers his insights on how ...
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COVID-19: The not-so invisible risk to the trucking industry
The notion of “nuclear verdicts” has recently become a primary focal point of attorneys and litigation psychologists. Books, such as Bob Tyson’s “ Nuclear Verdicts: Defending Justice for All,” [i] [1]   None [2] have recently become available for defense attorneys to assist them with combat...
Steve Wood, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— June 2020 — 359 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Jurors Jury consulting Nuclear verdicts Reptile Trial consulting Trucking

The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 16
This episode of The Litigation Psychology Podcast is all about the art and science of jury selection. CSI Jury and Litigation Consulting experts Dr. Bill Kanasky and Dr. George Speckart discuss how rules for jury selection are drastically different across not just venues but across judges and how ...
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Are teachers and nurses always risky for the defense?
Experienced trial lawyers know that case outcomes can depend upon the ability to identify and eliminate risky jurors. It is a no-brainer for the defense bar that passionate anti-corporate jurors are high-risk. A distrust of jurors in helping professions – specifically nurses, teachers, and social ...
Lorie Sicafuse, Ph.D. - Litigation Psychology
— May 2020 — 353 views Anti-reptile COVID-19 Exploratory research Jurors Jury consulting Litigation psychology Trial consulting

The Litigation Psychology Podcast - Episode 14
This Litigation Psychology Podcast video episode features Dr. Bill Kanasky and Dr. George Speckart discussing the potentially far-reaching impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on jurors and jury panels. Dr. Kanasky and Dr. Speckart compare this pandemic to other 'black swan' events from the past, talk...
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