The Litigation Psychology Podcast

#327 - Hot Seat and Trial Technology

James Smith, Senior Technology Consultant with IMS Legal Strategies, joins Steve Wood, Ph.D. to discuss trial tech. James describes his responsibilities as a Hot Seat ope

#326 - Expert Witness for Dental Malpractice Cases

Endondist Chanelle Small, DDS joins Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D. to talk about her experience as an expert witness on dental malpractice cases. Dr. Small describes the most c

#325 - The Current Litigation Landscape: A Defense Attorney's Perspective

Brad Hughes, Member at Clark Hill, joins Steve Wood, Ph.D. and Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D. to talk about what he's seeing in the current litigation landscape including the l

#324 - The Best Approach for Counter-Anchoring - Part 2

Linda Khzam joins Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D. for part two of their discussion on anchoring and counter-anchoring. Linda begins by talking about the focus groups CSI has bee

#323 - Insurance Defense at a Crossroads: The Elephants Are Multiplying

Trial Attorney Tad Eckenrode of Eckenrode-Bauman joins Bill Kanasky, Jr, Ph.D. to talk about an article he recently authored for CLM Magazine titled "The Elephants Are Mu

#322 - Listener Mail

Steve Wood, Ph.D. & Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D. answer the latest podcast listener/viewer questions: - How do I know when my witness is ready for their deposition? - Are s

#321 - Video Evidence in Litigation

CSI Litigation Consultant Erin Daugherty, Ph.D., BCBA joins Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D. to talk about video evidence in litigation. Erin and Bill discuss how cases with vide

#320 - Managing Witness Testimony Slip Ups During Deposition

Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D. talks about how to get a witness back on track when they slip up during the deposition. Since it is nearly inevitable that mistakes will be made

#319 - The Best Approach for Counter-Anchoring - Part 1

CSI Litigation Consultant Linda Khzam, M.A. joins Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D. to talk about anchoring. Bill and Linda discuss how plaintiff attorneys approach developing the

#318 - Focus Groups Are X-Rays For Your Case

Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D. compares focus groups in jury research to x-rays in medical evaluations. X-rays are fast, reliable, and inexpensive early tests to reveal critica

#317 - State of the Union in Healthcare and Medical Malpractice Litigation

Trial Attorney Tad Eckenrode of Eckenrode-Bauman joins Bill Kanasky, Jr, Ph.D. to talk about the current state of medical malpractice litigation. Bill and Tad discuss the

#316 - The Legal and Crisis Perspectives on the Recent Meta and Google Verdicts

Brent Turman, Attorney with Munsch Hardt, and Sean Murphy, Practice Lead of CSI's Crisis Consulting services, join Steve Wood, Ph.D. to talk about the recent verdicts aga

#315 - Perspectives of an Emergency Room Nurse Expert

Triple board-certified legal nurse expert Marilyn McCullum, joins Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D., to talk about her experience as an emergency room nurse expert witness. Marily

#314 - Avoiding the Competence Trap

Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D. defines the competence trap with witnesses. Bill shares why there is often a perception that witnesses who are highly competent in their jobs wil

#313 - Illogical Thought Patterns of Witnesses

CSI Litigation Consultant Linda Khzam, M.A. joins Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D. to talk about illogical thought patterns of witnesses. Often witnesses have misconceptions abou

#312 - Med Mal Perspectives from an Attorney, Physician, Mediator, and Arbitrator - Part 2

Paul Molinaro, M.D., J.D. joins Steve Wood, Ph.D. for part 2 of their conversation about medical malpractice litigation from Paul's unique perspective as a Physician, Att

#311 - Med Mal Perspectives from an Attorney, Physician, Mediator, and Arbitrator - Part 1

Paul Molinaro, M.D., J.D., who is a Physician, Attorney, Mediator, Arbitrator and founder of MD JD Dispute Resolution, joins Steve Wood, Ph.D. to share his background on

#310 - Protecting the Cognitive Gap During Testimony

Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D. defines and describes the cognitive gap and why witnesses must protect this gap during testimony. Bill shares the brain science behind cognitive

#309 - Step-by-Step Guide to Psychologically Training Witnesses for Deposition

CSI Litigation Consultant Sarah Burton, Ph.D. joins Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D. to talk about training witnesses to prepare them for testimony. Sarah shares how she approach

#308 - A Guide to Attorney Mentoring

Alexander Green, Partner with Lewis Brisbois, joins Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D. to discuss young attorney development and mentoring. Alexander shares his thoughts on what at