NJP News

Carol Bauss will be the featured speaker at FEWA’s Virtual National Meeting hosted by the Northern California chapter on Wednesday, October 14, at 3:00 p.m. PDT. Her presentation is titled, “It’s a New World: Communication Tips for Engaging Zoom Testimony.” To participate see https://forensic.org/events/save-the-date-for-this-northern-california-chapter-event-5/elow. For further information, contact info@forensic.org.

Carol Bauss will be the guest at the SFTLA SIPs Lunch Break on August 26, discussing NJP’s recent survey research on jurors in the pandemic. The event will be held from 12:15 to 1:00 pm via Zoom. Registration is available at www.sftla.org; information on joining the discussion will be …  Read More

Carol Bauss will be discussing findings from a recent survey conducted by NJP Litigation Consulting/West in a webinar to be held July 29, at 12:00 PM Pacific Time. Topics will include findings from the survey, including prospective jurors’ willingness to serve on a jury and pay attention to a …  Read More

Respondents Were Evenly Split About Whether The
Economy Would Influence Damages

As jury researchers grapple with
how Covid-19 will shape juror behavior and attitudes, one important question is
how the pandemic and resulting downturn in the economy will affect damage
awards. In times of national crisis, attorneys are worried jurors will push
damages down. In …  Read More

COVID-19
and JURY SERVICE

NJP LITIGATION CONSULTING/WEST Survey
Findings June 2020

NJP Litigation Consulting/West conducted an survey June 12-18,
2020, of more than 400 jury eligible residents of Los Angeles and six Bay Area counties
(Alameda, Marin, Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Mateo and Contra Costa) concerning
jury service and COVID-19. The survey was conducted online using …  Read More