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Harnessing the Power of the Internet: How Social Media Analysis Informs Jury Research and Trial Strategy

Christine Martin

Q: From a lawyer's perspective, how would you expect jurors to answer the following statement:

Trading Places: To Sell In-House Counsel, Understand the In-House Dynamic

Dr. Allan Colman

A Roadmap for Defending an Industry: Five Common Juror Misconceptions in Pharmaceutical Product Liability Cases

Miles Hutton, Ph.D.

Excerpt from Winning at Trial

Shane Read

Q: Any amount of asbestos, no matter how small, is hazardous to your health.

Q: Government safety standards for most products today are

Q: When companies experience serious financial problems, it is usually the result of:

Q: Do jurors believe that corporations hinder the success of smaller companies?

Revealing The Hearts and Minds of the Jury: Six Best Practices for Improving Voir Dire Results

Paul Jepsen, Director and Peter A. Moir, Esq.

Q: Do jurors believe that women are often denied advancement opportunities and in the workplace?

Q: Do jurors believe it is difficult for a person to receive a patent?

Q: Do jurors believe that punitive damages are an effective way to encourage responsible corporate behavior?

Q: Do jurors believe that a company should pay damages to an injured party even if liability cannot be proven?

Reluctant Dependence: Jurors' Views of Corporate America - Developing a Trial Strategy That Understands Where Jurors are Coming From

Q: Do jurors believe that corporate America has done a good job in fighting discrimination and promoting diversity?

Preventing Devastating Employment Litigation Through Jury Consulting Insight

Ann T. Greeley, Ph.D., Director

Q: Do jurors consider oral agreements just as binding as written agreements?

Q: Will an insurance company do anything to avoid paying a claim?

Speaking to the Press

A Jury Consultant Tells His Side of the Story

Jeffery N. Herman, J.D., Senior Vice President

Q: Do companies properly test their products before bringing them to market?

In Employment Lawsuits, Don't Take It Personally

Q: Is a dramatic drop in a company’s stock value an indicator of the company’s mismanagement?

Q: Is the signatory to a contract bound to abide by the terms of the agreement - regardless of the circumstances?

Q: Do jurors believe that companies should compensate employees who become sick by work-related exposure to asbestos?

Q: Do you believe that conspiracies are common in business?

Q: Do people in personal injury lawsuits fake injuries or illness to get money

Q: Do pharmaceutical companies believe that profit is more important than public safety?

Dangerous Alchemy - When Simple Mistakes Become Bad Faith Gold

Paul Jepsen, Director

Q: Should manufacturers be held liable when a customer is injured while misusing their product?

Jurors’ Body Language: Why We Look, What to Notice - and What to Ignore

Ann T. Greeley, Ph.D., Director

Q: Do you believe that an individual buying an insurance policy is responsible for fully understanding the policy at the time of the purchase?

What Jurors Say about Damages: Jurors’ Motivations in Determining Damages and the Obstacles They Must Overcome

Robert F. Bettler, Jr., Senior Research Associate and Angela Abel, M.A., Senior Vice President

How To Make Toxicology and Epidemiology Interesting To Jurors

Steven Rushefsky, Director and Angela Abel, M.A., Senior Vice President

Q: Do jurors believe a company with a head start in an industry will try to interfere with potential competitors?

Q: How does the use of technology affect jurors' views of the parties?

How Jurors Really Think: A Primer of Jury Psychology

Ann T. Greeley, Ph.D., Director

Q: Do jurors believe that companies typically try to deceive each other when entering into business agreements?

Q: Which of the defendant’s actions is likely to cause jurors to deliver a lower punitive damages award?

Q: How might a map of voting patterns at the county level be useful in terms of litigation strategy?

Reuters/DecisionQuest Poll Shows Most Americans Have Lost Trust in Leaders over the Last Four Years

Q: What is the LEAST important thing to keep in mind as you draft a jury questionnaire?

Q: Is witness preparation for video deposition essentially the same as for a transcribed deposition?

Q: What is the most important task in preparing a corporate witness?

Q: Is an award of punitive damages an expression of anger towards a corporation?

Bridging the Juror Information Gap: Five Best Practices for Learning More About Jurors

Paul Jepsen, Director and Robert T. Connor, Esq

Trial Tip: A Promise is a Promise - If It Is In Writing

Animation for Environmental Coverage Trials

Q: What work product should you expect from a jury research exercise?

Jurors' Perceptions of Corporate America: Is the Tide Turning?

Your Corporate Health May Depend On Your Community's Health: The Benefits of a Strategic Community Relations Plan

Jeffery N. Herman, J.D., Senior Vice President

DecisionQuest Polls Find Attitudes toward Corporate America Improving After Enron, MCI WorldCom

Q: How should you counter client concerns about the discoverability of work product by a trial consulting firm?

Information Technology - A View from the Jury: The Importance of Understanding 'Heuristics' in Developing Your Case

Angela Abel, M.A., Senior Vice President

DecisionQuest and DRI—The Voice of the Defense Bar—Jury Poll Reveals Americans’ Attitudes Toward Litigation on Discrimination, Obesity/Fast-food, and Environment

Q: How do you use negative personal information about a plaintiff at trial?

Trial Tip: Judges and Jurors' Understanding: Where the Gatekeepers Fail (Part 2)

Q: What is the primary value of mock jury research?

Q: Does the 'average'? juror understand standards of proof in civil cases?

Trial Tip: Judges and Jurors' Understanding: Where the Gatekeepers Fail (Part 1)

Q: Which factor is a jury likely to consider first in assessing an automotive rollover case?

Trial Tip: How to Say We're Sorry?

Q: What do you do when there is a negative front page story about your client on the morning of jury selection?

Q: In a case with multiple defendants, does it matter in which order the defendants are named on the verdict form?

Trial Tip: Defining 'Discrimination'

Trial Tip: To Trick or Not to Trick

Q: What is the best jury selection technique when faced with a time crunch?

Q: How best to present demonstrative graphics in a product liability case in a small, rural county?

Trial Tip: Expert Testimony - Listen to the People

Trial Tip: Word for Word

Q: What effect does a holiday have on jurors?

White Collar Crime: From Shadow to Spotlight

Litigation Strategy: Why Reputation Matters

Survival Skills for the Courthouse Steps: Running and Gunning the Media Gauntlet

Grappling with "The Effect" of Enron/Worldcom

Angela Abel, M.A., Senior Vice President

The Appeal Of Junk Science

The Land of Voodoo, Myths, and Missed Opportunities:

The Art and Science of Jury Selection

Q: Should liability always be contested?

Trial Tip: The Danger of Relying on Juror Stereotypes from the Nationwide Juror Perception Project

Q: Does a lawyer's presentation style matter to a jury?

Trial Tip: Talk to Your Witnesses

DecisionQuest/MCCA Juror Perception Survey Warns of Intense Corporate Distrust by America’s Juries

Q: In a patent bench trial, what are the considerations in developing a trial budget for visual aids and technology?

In the Wake of Corporate Scandals, American Jurors Lose Faith in Corporate Executives

Trial Tip: Overcoming Jurors' Bias Against Corporate America

Q: How best to proceed when a jury must determine if the parent company is the "alter ego" of the defendant

Trial Tip: Voir Dire - Well Begun is Half Done

Q: In a jury trial involving a business dispute, how should you handle a key witness who is a litigator?

Trial Tip: Preparing the Corporate Executive to Testify in a Time of Mistrust

DecisionQuest/Minority Corporate Counsel Nationwide Jury Perception Project

Q: Which techniques will help in placing a settlement value on your case?

Trial Tip: Science and Respect

Q: Should you strike elderly jurors in a complex case involving science, math and abstract issues?

Trial Tip: The Role of Trial Strategy in Pre-Trial Negotiations

Q: Should you bifurcate the damages portion of a trial?

Trial Tip: Searching for a 'Smart' Juror

Q: Should a witness make eye contact with the jury?

Trial Tip: Truth is Simple

Q: How should you handle a key witness who does not engender credibility?

Trial Tip: An Alternative to Attorney Conducted Voir Dire

Q: In a case involving emotional and property damage claims, which is better a jury trial or a bench trial?

Trial Tip: Don't Listen to Me?

DecisionQuest/National Law Journal: Fourth Annual Juror Outlook Survey

Q: In harassment suit involving explicit language and graphic descriptions, how should you handle voir dire?

Trial Tip: Work Experience as an Indication of Juror Attitudes

How To - And Not To - Disclose Medical Errors

Navigating the Patent Maze: Helping Jurors Find Their Way

Ann T. Greeley, Ph.D., Director

Jury Selection: Myths and Realities About Jurors

Ann T. Greeley, Ph.D., Director

Using Space, Color and Size to Maximize Your Message

Q: How to deal with an opposing witness who raises an inadmissible fact that is somewhat prejudicial to your client?

Trial Tip: Keeping Jurors on Track with Well Placed Questions

An Effective Flow Chart

Trial Tip: A Case of Deprivation

Q: Selection of an expert witness to present complex testimony

No Reason To Believe September 11 Will Make The Courtroom Safer for Defendants

Q: How many jurors/alternates are necessary in Federal Court?

Trial Tip: Witness Preparation - Don't Let Anger Get in the Way

How can you make a bar graph memorable?

Q: How would you deal with multiple objections before a jury?

Trial Tip: Effectively Using Context and Conduct to Favorably Present Your Witness

An Historical Overview is Critical to a Jury's Findings

Q: When trying a product liability case in South Texas, is it better to use local counsel or a big time New York trial lawyer?

Trial Tip: Should you focus on how much experts are paid?

Q: Should a wealthy corporate client avoid the use of high technology and highly designed exhibits because of the impression it may make on the jury?

Trial Tip: Is jury consulting just for the BIG cases?

Trial Tip: Should I make my own graphics?

Q: Thinking back to a recent loss, where do you place the blame?

Trial Tip: How much attention should I pay to non-verbal behavior during jury selection?

Q: When should the defense present an alternative damage theory?

Q: Putting aside constitutional requirements, do you believe that the subject matter of certain cases is so complex that they should not be tried before a jury?

Trial Tip: Should you let the jury find out about post-incident conduct?

Trial Tip: What to do about the dreaded 'Yankee bias?'

Trial Tip: Should you automatically strike a prospective juror who strongly objects to serving?

The Pros and Cons of Admitting Liability

Michael Biek, Ph.D., Director

Terrorism and the Civil Jury - The Role Of Ego Trauma in Juror Decision Making

Trial Tip: What should you tell jurors when your case occurs during the holidays?

Trial Tip: The Best Way to Assess the Risk of Punitive Damages

Results from the Third Annual National Law Journal / DecisionQuest Juror Outlook Survey

Survey Results Indicate Continued Opposition To The Lawsuits Aimed At Gun Manufacturers

Trial Tip: Should a witness make a point of making regular eye contact with the jury?

Trial Tip: The Importance of Effective Witness Preparation

Trial Tip: Jury Research - Used and Abused [Part Two]

The Jury's Perspective: How Recognizing "Life Orientation" Can Help You Pick a Jury

Ann T. Greeley, Ph.D., Director

Trial Tip: Jury Research - Used and Abused [Part One]

Trial Tip: Traditional Witness Preparation Doesn't Always Work

Trial Tip: How long should an opening statement be?

Trial Tip: Video Deposition Know-How

Trial Tip: Utilize Challenges for Cause to Extend the Reach of Peremptory Challenges

Business: Performing Public Audits

Trial Tip: Demonstrative Evidence Best Practices

Trial Tip: Creating an Effective Voir Dire Questionnaire

DecisionQuest/National Law Journal Second Annual Juror Outlook Survey Confirms Mystery Of Jury Process As Jurors Reveal Commitment, Myriad Views – And Bias

Using Storytelling Techniques to Craft a Persuasive Legal Story

Courtroom Visual Strategy Gets a Boost From Technology

Better Visuals Via Brainstorming

Greg Krehel, CEO CaseSoft

Imaging Technology: Exhibit Handling for the 21st Century

When – And When Not – To Use a Jury Questionnaire

Witness Preparation: Hit or Myth?

No Use in Crying Over Spilled Coffee? The Continuing Impact of McDonald's Verdict Toward Damages in Civil Lawsuits

Michael A. Biek, Ph.D., Director

Strategic Communications for Positive Outcomes

Philip K. Anthony, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer

Taking the Risk Out of Risk Communication

From Winning in Court to Winning in the Court of Public Opinion

Why Jurors in Employment Cases Don’t Care About Evidence

Voir Dire in Employment Cases

The Persuasive Witness - Tips: Video Deposition Know-How

Ann T. Greeley, Ph.D., Director

FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions About Jury Research

Ann T. Greeley, Ph.D., Director

Uses of Jury Research in Alternative Dispute Resolution

Jurors' "New Math": How Jurors Calculate Damages

Beware the Stupid Juror Theory

Creating a Great Cast of Characters

Greg Krehel, CEO CaseSoft

Everything is Evidence

Getting More Litigation Value from Mock Trials: Educating Juries and Developing Themes

Jeffery N. Herman, J.D., Senior Vice President

Defending Against Claims of Medical Negligence

Is The "Tailored Testimony" Argument an Unfair Weapon in the Battle of Witness Credibility? -- Some Thoughts about the Effects on Jurors

Jurors Attitudes Towards Obesity Cases: What the Research Shows

Arthur H. Patterson, Ph.D., Senior Vice President

Jurors' Attitudes in the 90s

Michael Biek, Ph.D., Director and Arthur H. Patterson, Ph.D., Senior Vice President

Jury Psychology: How Will Jurors React to EMF Claims?

Preparing the Corporate Witness

The Difference Between Jurors' Perception of Self And Others: Why So Many Plaintiffs Get The Benefit Of The Doubt

The Ghost of Pennzoil-Texas: Hidden Risks of Arguing Alternative Damages

The Lawyer Image Study: Some Surprising Results About Texans' Opinions Of Lawyers

The O.J. Simpson Civil Jury: Jury Deliberations In A Wrongful Death Case

Using Jury Psychology To Win A Business Jury Trial

Arthur H. Patterson, Ph.D., Senior Vice President

Volume Of Expert Testimony Turns Jurors Into Believers: Research Shows They Remember Length More Then Content

Wanted: A Good Trial Lawyer To Take My Case To Court - Litigators Need Not Necessarily Apply

Why Do Japanese Witnesses Appear In American Trials? In Order To Win A Jury Trial

Why Do Well-Prepared Witnesses Crash And Burn?

Choosing the Right Analogy

Recent Research Confirms Jurors' Frustrations Over Damage Decisions

Reengineering the Analysis of Construction Cases

Arthur H. Patterson, Ph.D., Senior Vice President

Statistical Evidence: How To Help Jurors Understand and Use It Properly

Testing Your Case: How Trial Simulation Works

Arthur H. Patterson, Ph.D., Senior Vice President

The Complexity of Juror Decision Making Behavior

Peeling Back the Layers: Exposing Dangerous Jurors in Employment Cases

Fear and Loathing on the Witness Stand

Psychology of Decision Making and ADR

To Evaluate or Not To Evaluate, That Is The Question: Learning About Your Case Before You Know What Your Case Is About

LESSONS LEARNED IN 18,000 CASES

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Expert Witness Performance
Darren Johnson

Trading Places: To Sell In-House Counsel, Understand the In-House Dynamic
Dr. Allan Colman

A Roadmap for Defending an Industry: Five Common Juror Misconceptions in Pharmaceutical Product Liability Cases
Miles Hutton, Ph.D.

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