by Christine | Nov 6, 2015 | Post-Trial
Litigators who do not listen to juror feedback after a trial can be doing themselves a great disservice. Who else but the jurors themselves can provide such explicit feedback regarding the attorney’s strengths and weaknesses in presenting a certain case to a...
by Christine | Oct 6, 2015 | Intellectual Property, Jury Research & Jury Selection
The way jurors in Intellectual Property cases view the world can impact your dispute In the past, it was not unusual for attorneys on both sides of an intellectual property trial to favor the same type of juror. That is, both parties tended to prefer intelligent...
by Christine | Sep 6, 2015 | Bad Faith, Witness Preparation
It is often remarked that at heart, trial attorneys are storytellers. While that remark contains an important grain of truth, trial attorneys work under severe constraints compared to a Balzac, Shakespeare, or Dickens. Trial attorneys don’t have freedom to create...
by Christine | Aug 6, 2015 | Jury Research & Jury Selection, Personal Injury, Voir Dire, Witness Preparation
Anxiety, fear, and nervousness about different aspects of everyday life seem endemic among the American public. While most people have learned to cope with their anxieties and fears under the normal demands of their life, few are adept at coping with these anxieties...
by Christine | Jul 6, 2015 | Jury Research & Jury Selection, Witness Preparation
In any case postured for trial, the defense usually has bad facts or circumstances on its side to make losing on liability a live possibility. Effective jury selection techniques therefore help flush out high damages jurors as well as jurors who are likely to vote...
