Pay to Play
I’m writing this post after having recently received a solicitation from an attorney group asking for speakers for a big annual event. The “invitation” included a price list of what they expected speakers to
Prepare for a Post-Pandemic (or Next-Pandemic) Courtroom: The Arizona Recommendations
By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: If we rewind to about two years ago, as we were getting confirmations of a novel virus in China, few of us at the time would have had the imagination to envision
“Post Truth” as a Vivid Reminder of the Role of Narrative Thinking
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 gotta tell a story.” While true, this advice never seemed
COVID-19 Jury Composition Conjecture
As trial consultants we try to stay current by reading lots of newspapers, journals, and magazines. Recently, I’ve noticed people writing about the composition of juries post COVID-19 (not that COVID-19 is over, “post”
Professional Liability Defense: Put It in the ‘Judgment Zone’
By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: In liability cases against physicians and other professionals, the plaintiffs work very hard to frame liability as a clear cut-and-dried mistake: The professional did something that wasn’t allowed, or failed to
Pre-instruct Your Jurors on Hindsight
By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm Jurors are often put in the position of assessing the probability or risk of something at the time a decision was made, before the consequences can be known. “How likely is