Only July 8, the Eighth Judicial District in Nevada issued an order allowing a high-profile bench trial to be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The impetus behind this is that unlike the local courthouse, the convention center has…
The question we’ve been asked the most by clients the past few months is: When we get back to trial, how will my jury have changed because of COVID- 19? To answer this, TBC has conducted a pair of…
Juries and jury trials may end up dramatically affected by who is willing to show up for jury duty, and who - for either health or economic reasons - will choose to ignore a summons and stay home when the…
COVID-19 will reshape a great deal about our justice system, but how and for how long are difficult to predict. One thing we’ve been wondering is, how health concerns and reactions to the pandemic will shape jury panels when they…
“Batson challenge.” Few phrases cause greater discomfort in the courtroom. Counsel who are subjected to a Batson challenge – or its various incarnations in state court (Wheeler in California, Neil/Slappy in Florida, etc.) – often cringe at the implication that…
We often hear attorneys suggest it is dangerous for civil defendants to try cases over the holidays. Conventional wisdom holds that there is a “Christmas Effect” that results in jurors being more generous on the verdict form. Our data, from…
You show up on the day of jury selection, and the judge asks counsel to present jurors a mini-opening before voir dire. Great opportunity to introduce jurors to your case and begin laying out your key themes and critical evidence,…
Diversity of Styles on Display at the Recent 2018 ABA Section of Litigation Annual Conference in San Diego Opposites attract, but do they persuade? They certainly do as the diversity of styles on display at the ABA's Section of Litigation…
JD Powers recently announced that consumer satisfaction with domestic airlines sits at an all-time high. With all the recent high-profile, poor publicity, this raised a few eyebrows, including our own. It isn’t simply that these news items could be driving…
How is Trump going to affect my jury? No question has been asked more by our clients in the last few months. The Executive Orders and the accompanying protests, the nominations and the associated outcry from political opponents, and the…