***Co-written by Jeffrey Jarman, Ph.D. In our two-plus decades of watching attorney presentations in the courtroom, the most consistent attorney trait we have observed is
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Most litigators cringe at the idea of recognizing strengths in the other side’s case (or weaknesses in their own). It doesn’t seem right. Instead, it
We have seen a surge in the number of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) claims over the last decade where plaintiffs claim life-altering injuries from
Over the last year, the most popular question we have fielded from frustrated defense attorneys and general counsel is why damage awards have been rising
Few things are more frustrating for a jury consultant than voir dire ending with the feeling that we did not learn anything particularly meaningful about
“So, you’re telling me there’s a chance,” Lloyd happily declares in Dumb and Dumber as his dream girl clarifies that his chances of a relationship
This week, Will Smith delivered what the Oscars have desperately needed in recent years: something for people to talk about the next day. It’s hard
A half-eaten bagel hurls across the room at the large screen of mock jurors deliberating in the next room. “I spent at least five minutes
I have purposely avoided writing about narrative and its importance for years since the industry of jury consulting is oversaturated with folks who advise, “You
Outside of my traditional jury consulting work, I periodically work as an expert for change of venue motions, conducting original research and offering opinions based
One of my favorite non-fiction books of all time is Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything. The book tackles every major branch of
There are generally two types of valuable information: 1) new information; and 2) old information conveyed in a new way to help you see it
Last week, I finished a three-week road trip with my family in which we drove over 3,000 miles, camped every night, and saw some of
Kathy was dead set on sticking it to our client, the defendant. She knew in her bones that things had happened just the way the
Back in May, the New York Times published an outstanding piece about the “blah” feeling that many are experiencing as we transition from the pandemic
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Surprisingly, the task that is often the most difficult to accomplish with witnesses is getting them to a place where they actually hear the question
In January 2012, Facebook conducted a controversial one-week experiment with approximately 700,000 users in order to determine how the Facebook news feed influenced the emotional
