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Analysis of verdicts and settlements data
By Ross Todd | September 5, 2023
Wilmer's Bill Lee and trial consultant Jamie Laird say lawyers should not only strive to make their damages case "simple, clear and brief," but they need to link it to the overall trial story.
6 minute read
By Mark Zabel and Edward Silverman | September 1, 2023
Liability forecasting is a practice best understood through the three areas it analyzes: (i) the risks and injuries created by a product and its use, (ii) claims filed and approved, and (iii) finances.
8 minute read
By Allison Dunn | August 31, 2023
"In short, the court is of the belief that this case has become completely infected by the cumulation of misrepresentation, rules violations, 'red herrings,' and other misconduct by Plaintiff's counsel, and, the prejudice that presently exists cannot be cured by a cautionary instruction," Smith wrote.
6 minute read
By Ross Todd | August 31, 2023
Jamie Laird, the president of Laird Trial Consulting LLC, says trial teams need to account for the damages tendencies of jurors early in the process.
7 minute read
By Ross Todd | August 30, 2023
With the uptick in $10 million-plus verdicts, Wilmer's Bill Lee thinks lawyers should be focusing courts on consistently applying Daubert to challenges to expert damages testimony.
8 minute read
By Riley Brennan | August 29, 2023
This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
2 minute read
By Tim Capowski and Chris Theobalt | August 29, 2023
In this article, Tim Capowski and Chris Theobalt discuss how the tactic of improper anchoring has evolved, as well as how the opposition and defense to it must also evolve alongside it.
17 minute read
By Ross Todd | August 29, 2023
Bill Lee of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and Jamie Laird, the trial consultant he estimates he's taken to trial with him 50 times over the past decade-and-a-half, see a current rise in jury damages awards that mirrors what occurred after the 2007/08 financial crisis—and they have some ideas about what to do about it.
4 minute read
By Alex Anteau | August 28, 2023
"We don't think it's going to go anywhere, because the trial judge already rejected their other arguments," plaintiff-appellee counsel said. "Obviously, the defense doesn't either, or they wouldn't be trying to take it to the Supreme Court.
5 minute read
By Aleeza Furman | August 21, 2023
"This reduction eviscerates the jury's careful deliberation over a week," plaintiffs lawyer Timothy Kolman said.
4 minute read
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