Without extensive preparation, the confrontation between a defense witness and a skilled trial attorney is not a fair fight, regardless of the witness...
In civil litigation, jurors are instructed to find the truth by impartially evaluating the evidence and coming to an unbiased conclusion. Unfortunatel...
Traditional preparation techniques are not sufficient for the emotional and psychological manipulation witnesses endure during Reptile style questioni...
There is a misconception among trial attorneys and corporate counsel that the “language barrier” is the primary obstacle to effective courtroom testim...
Reptilian adverse examination of defendant witnesses often represents the most stressful, vulnerable time of a trial for both witness and defense coun...
Today's guest is John E. Hall, Jr., Partner, Hall Booth Smith, who discusses healthcare litigation topics including managing the emotional issues in ...
Rick Braun, Partner in the Detroit office of Hawkins Parnell and Young, LLP talks with CSI Litigation Consultant Dr. Steve Wood about toxic tort cases...
Dr. Bill Kanasky interviews St. Louis defense attorney Tad Eckenrode, Partner at Eckenrode-Maupin, about medical malpractice litigation, preparing doc...
In recent years, American politics have been highly polarized. CSI's Litigation Consulting team has conducted research on the extent to which jurors' ...
Attorney Jason Long joins the podcast to discuss several healthcare litigation topics including reptile, working with emotional nurses who may require...
Defense attorneys Melissa Graves and Rick Joslin from Collins Einhorn Farrell join the podcast to talk with Dr. Steve Wood about trucking litigation. ...
Today's guest is Georgianne Walker, Partner at May Oberfell Lorber. Georgianne talks to us about the challenges of preparing foreign-born physician wi...
It is exceptionally rare that a defense witness “wins” the case through his or her deposition testimony. Indeed, it is far more likely that the testim...
The “nuclear verdict” is a term recently coined to refer to unexpectedly high damage awards that appear to exceed rational parameters in civil cases. ...
Since 2009, Don Keenan and David Ball, the Reptile founders, claim to have generated over $8 billion in settlements and verdicts. While that figure is...
Witness testimony impacts a case early on and influences all phases of the litigation process. Poor witness performance often provides leverage for th...
One of the Reptilian plaintiff attorneys’ primary goals is crystal clear: destroy the credibility of key defense witnesses, particularly during videot...
An increasing number of cases are now being resolved based upon their perceptual value at the jury level, rather than their realistic economic worth. ...
Most litigators know that juror questionnaires can reveal biases that potential jurors would never reveal openly. But few realize that winning the b...
The amount of pre-trial effort, preparation, and thought that litigators devote to jury selection typically pales in comparison to the amount devote...
One way to escape the artificial constraints that some lawyers place upon themselves is to look at the trial as a series of closing arguments. Some ...
Defense attorneys Melissa Graves and Rick Joslin from Collins Einhorn Farrell join the podcast to talk with Dr. Steve Wood about trucking litigation...
In the film The Untouchables, Elliott Ness (Kevin Costner) finally convinces the Chicago beat cop (Sean Connery) to help him catch Al Capone. The be...
When exploring research options, clients often ask about the difference between a Focus Group and a Mock Trial. These terms are often used interchan...