The opening statement of most trials may represent only a sliver of the defense's case, yet its importance is much more significant. With the trial ...
Many have implicated the anchoring effect as a factor driving excessive civil damages awards. A well-documented social psychological phenomenon, the...
Demographics are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to jury profiling. While it’s often the easiest metric to identify, it’s not something on...
Unquestionably, medical malpractice litigation can be a painful situation for all involved. For doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals, signi...
Jurors frequently make subjective assumptions about an expert witness regarding their credibility, which can substantially impact the outcome of a c...
Introduction In the early days of patent litigation – when real inventors were suing corporations ( Kearns v. Ford Motor Company ) or corporations w...
Jurors notoriously don’t make decisions as told. While judges instruct jurors to listen objectively to both sides, evaluate the evidence, and then m...
There are many significant economic issues surrounding any individual case’s value in terms of damage awards. Involved parties may often have a lita...