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Hon. Kristi Harrington
by Hon. Kristi Harrington
on Jul 24, 2026, 1:34:36 PM

Every trial lawyer has a story about the juror who nodded off after lunch or the panel that returned a verdict shortly after coming back from a break. Most of us treat those moments as courtroom ...

The Independent Contractor Concept Is Often Easier For Jurors Than Lawyers Expect

For many defense attorneys, the independent contractor doctrine has a built-in problem: it seems too legal, too technical, and too reliant on multi-factor tests that aren’t friendly to the ...

The Virtual Verdict

The Virtual Verdict: Comparing Digital and In-Person Jury Dynamics

Addressing widespread skepticism from legal professionals regarding remote courtroom proceedings, Virtually the Same? (Krista Reed et al.) offers a reassuring and rigorous analysis demonstrating that ...

group versus individual damages

How Jurors' Rising Skepticism Toward Inflated Injury Claims Reshapes Damages Strategies

Over the past six years, First Court has been asking mock jurors to rate United States doctors’ intentions behind their treatments, tests, or procedures, particularly gauging if they believed doctors ...

group versus individual damages

Juror Expectations in Employer-Driver Cases

Juror Expectations in Employer-Driver Cases: When Corporate Presence Influences the Decision Cases against employers and drivers tend to arrive in court with more context than the mere facts of an ...