Looking for a jury? There’s an app for that 
By Correy E. Stephenson -
Published: September 2, 2010
Tags: iPad, jury selection
Technology has come to jury selection with a new app for the iPad called iJuror.
California litigants can choose trials with time limits
Published: August 31, 2010
Tags: jury trial, peremptory challenges
California lawmakers have unanimously approved a bill that allows civil litigants to opt for trials with time limits and smaller juries.
ExhibitView: User-friendly trial presentation software reviewed
By Finis Price -
Published: August 20, 2010
Tags: ExhibitView, litigation, software, technology, trial presentation
An easy-to-use presentation software package, ExhibitView by ExhibitView Solutions provides a streamlined trial presentation experience. Lawyers USA columnist Finis Price reviews the software.
Gruesome photos may sway jurors – or make them swoon
By Nora Lockwood Tooher -
Published: August 19, 2010
Tags: evidence, exhibits, juries, jurors, litigation
Graphic injury photographs can increase a plaintiff’s chance of a favorable jury finding. But some photos can be so gruesome that jurors become angry at the plaintiff’s lawyer for displaying them.
Lawyer’s tactics result in reversal of $1.3M verdict
Published: August 11, 2010
Tags: expert witness
A $1.3 million verdict should be reversed based on plaintiff’s counsel’s improper litigation tactics, which included inappropriate remarks during opening and closing statements and personal attacks on the defense’s expert witness, the Florida Court of Appeal has ruled.
Federal rule change could lower litigation costs
Published: July 23, 2010
Tags: Discovery, expert witnesses, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
The U.S. Supreme Court has approved changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that will make draft versions of expert reports and communications between attorneys and experts exempt from discovery as work-product.
Is the health care debate impacting jurors?
By Correy E. Stephenson -
Published: July 9, 2010
Tags: health care reform, juries, jurors
The national debate over health care covered a broad spectrum of topics and invited opinions from every citizen.
And like any political issue, the debate will affect potential jurors.
Cost concerns fuel trial research innovations
By Nora Lockwood Tooher -
Published: July 7, 2010
Tags: jurors, jury consultants
Facing a clampdown on litigation spending, jury consultants are offering a broad range of new, low-cost, online trial research and graphics tools.
Turning dull evidence into meaningful stories
By Richard Gabriel -
Published: July 6, 2010
Tags: demonstrative evidence, evidence, juries, jurors, testimony
When presenting a case to a jury, there is a fine line an attorney must walk between showy theatricality and mind-numbing exposition of technical evidence.
Here are some tips from Lawyers USA columnist Richard Gabriel on turning everyday evidence into meaningful stories that will resonate with a jury.
Jury challenge can’t be denied to ensure racial balance
Published: July 2, 2010
Tags: Batson v. Kentucky, juries, jurors, jury selection, peremptory challenges, racial bias
A defendant’s challenge to a prospective African-American juror in a negligence case could not be denied for the sole reason of preserving racial balance on the jury, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled in vacating a $14.9 million verdict.
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