Jury Analyst

JULY 17, 2023

In the previous articles of our series on confirmation bias, aka Perception Bias in the legal system, we explored the profound impact of confirmation bias on jury selection and decision-making processes. Trial consultants whose strategies are premised on pseudoscience can lead to ineffective and biased jury selection.

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Jury Selection Voir Dire Jury Instructions Objections 40

Jury Analyst

JULY 6, 2023

As much as we would like to believe that the immense responsibility of deciding someone’s legal fate would ensure that jurors remain objective and free of bias, this idealistic expectation conflicts with the psychological reality of decision-making. Once again, the drive to maintain your beliefs prevails.

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Jury Selection Litigation Jury Deliberation Evidence 40

Gerry Oginski's New York Legal Blog

JUNE 1, 2017

During jury selection one of the doctors whom you sued gives in. He realizes he runs the risk a jury will find him responsible for your injuries. He decides he's better off to try and settle with you instead of waiting for a jury to decide this case. All the exhibits have been introduced as evidence.

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Closing Argument Jury Selection Objections Exhibits 52

Jury Analyst

MAY 22, 2024

A juror tasked with objective deliberation and verdict issuance based on evidence presented in court embodies the foundational aspect of a fair trial. Engaging with media reports on the case can pollute a juror’s objectivity with speculative or non-evidentiary information.

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