Defense Strategies, Trial Preparation, Negligence

Prioritize Safety for Your Gen-Z Jurors

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 4/22/2025

We live in uncertain times, and that is becoming a more obvious observation by the day. From the turmoil in the financial markets to the tumult in the marketplaces of ideas, there is a widely felt lack of security,...more

Strategies for Combatting Reptile Theory in Medical Malpractice Trials

Marshall Dennehey on 3/28/2025

The Reptile Theory is a litigation strategy intended to activate jurors’ survival instincts during trial and is designed to induce fear over logic and reason when hearing a case. Rather than focusing on the standard of care...more

Fervent Defense Brings Favorable Outcome in Long-Running Malpractice Case

Goldberg Segalla on 2/19/2025

A fervent and insightful defense waged by Goldberg Segalla partner Michael D. Shalhoub and attorney Rebecca R. Rabideau secured a defense verdict in favor of a dentist accused of malpractice in a lawsuit that dragged on for...more

Add Numeracy to Your Jury

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 2/4/2020

Watching a mock jury deliberate about damages can give you the idea that when it comes to numbers, jurors can be a little random. For example, a jury might see a big difference between $500,000 and $1 million in one moment,...more

Address the ‘My House, My Responsibility’ Analogy

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 10/11/2019

There is a persistent belief among many mock jurors that I have seen in certain kinds of cases. The belief is that liability attaches automatically to possession, and jurors usually express it through the lens of home...more

Understand Jurors’ Process on Pain and Suffering

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message on 9/30/2019

Juror 1: “The next category is ‘pain and suffering.’ How are we supposed to get to get that number?” Juror 2: “It is just whatever we want…there’s no guidance for it.“ Juror 1: “How are we supposed to do that? Put a...more