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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON JURY BEHAVIOR

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The Effects of Litigants' Gender

An article by Magnus' Director of Research, Melissa Pigott, Ph.D. and co-author Linda Foley, Ph.D. examined mock jurors' perceptions of male to female and female to male sexual harassment. The article is based on the first experimental study involving a direct comparison of sexual harassment litigants' gender. The results demonstrated that mock jurors' liability and damages decisions were different depending on whether the plaintiff was a man who was harassed by a woman or whether the plaintiff was a woman who was harassed by a man. The research findings reported in the article, published in The Trial Lawyer, have important implications for all types of cases in which gender is a key case issue.

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Jury Decisions and Just World Belief
Voir Dire Mistakes
Judges' Attitudes on Courtroom Attire
Self Presentation in Jury Deliberations
Summary of "Insiders' Views on Jury Decision Making"
What does Eyewitness Memory have to do with Jury Consulting?

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Magnus provides Trial Consulting or Jury Consulting services for attorneys and litigants in civil lawsuits and criminal litigation. Magnus' trial consultant services include mock trials, focus groups, jury simulations, attitude surveys, witness preparation, jury selection or voir dire consultation, demonstrative evidence, animations, and trial presentation services. Jury research, mock bench trials, mock mediations, and mock arbitrations assist litigators and their clients provide risk analysis for cases and evaluate case strategy options to maximize trial outcomes. Magnus is a Florida-based trial consulting firm (working in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Fort Myers, Tallahassee, etc.), providing services nationwide.