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Reassessing Jurors’ Attitudes in Light of the Growing Uncertainty of Venue in Patent Litigation
Upended again, predominant venues for patent litigation have become increasingly difficult to predict. First, the 2017 TC Heartland decision effectively put an end to the dominance of Marshall’s Rocket Docket. Patent cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas dropped from 1,665 in 2016 to 505 in 2018. Then, following Judge Albright’s appointment in 2018, […]
DOAR Director Maria Obregon helps clients cut through the complexity in cases with clear messaging
For nearly a decade, Maria Obregon has played a lead role in consulting top attorneys on an effective communications strategy for notable white-collar, securities, international arbitration, employment, and patent cases. On every matter, Obregon immerses herself into the case—working to understand the issues to recommend solutions that address them. Using her background in forensic psychology […]
With nearly two decades of experience working on high-stakes litigation, Jury Consultant Roy Futterman helps clients diagnose problems in cases.
Since the mid-2000s, Roy Futterman, Ph.D. has worked with top attorneys on complex, high-stakes matters, often where a client’s liberty or billions of dollars are at stake. With expertise as a clinical psychologist doing individual and group psychotherapy, Dr. Futterman brings a unique skill set to conducting jury research. Throughout his career, he has worked […]
Embracing the Gains of Virtual Trials – Part 2
In the first part of this series, I attempted to assuage our fears of what is lost by conducting jury selection virtually by identifying what we have gained from this new medium. In the second and final part of this series, I address the concern with jurors’ ability to evaluate the credibility of witnesses who testify […]