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Defendants, Frame Your Alternate Damages as a Test, Not an Admission

Here’s a scenario we often see when watching deliberations in a mock trial: The subject of the defendant’s alternate damages number comes up, and jurors see it as a weakness...more

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Leverage the “Implied Precision Effect” on Damages

I remember a recent mock trial where a jury reached the point of considering damages, and one juror threw out a number to start the discussion: “Let’s just say five million.” When another juror challenged the basis for that,...more

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Does Trial Length Increase Jury Damages?

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During a particularly lengthy hardship and jury selection process in the New York City Asbestos Litigation (NYCAL) court, a client brought in some interesting research his firm had conducted over the past four years in that...more

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Uncovering Juror Bias, Counteracting Nuclear Verdicts, & the Future of Massive Damages – Episode 47

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IMS Strategy Consultant Dr. Clint Townson delves into jurors’ anti-corporate bias—including how to uncover biases through social media research and counteract them with an impactful company story—as well as ways to avoid...more

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Integrated Case Themes & Nuclear Verdict Causes – Episode 46

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IMS Strategy Consultant Dr. Clint Townson discusses the benefits of early case theme development and the factors leading jurors to award massive damages....more

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Account for ’the Unpacking Effect’: Sums Are Less than Their Parts

Lawyers are trained to think logically and analytically. So, if a category ABC includes A, B, and C, one would expect the total, ABC, to be the same as A, B, and C measured separately. But it isn’t always. When human...more

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Understand Anti-Corporate Bias: The Extent of the Bias and the Effect of Familiarity

It is well known that some people have it in for corporations, especially when these large companies find themselves on the defense side in a courtroom. Our own research has shown that a negative attitude is very common, with...more

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