Defense Verdict in Nursing Home Negligence Case in Bridgeport, West Virginia
Best Evidence congratulates Counsel in securing a defense verdict in a challenging nursing home negligence case brought against a West Virginia nursing home and its staff. Best Evidence conducted theoretical statistical profiling using its National Tracking Database of similar cases with comparable issues to compile a comprehensive profile of favorable defense and adverse plaintiff juror [...]
Defense Verdict in a Multiple Fatality Vehicular Accident in Spokane, WA
Best Evidence provided jury profiling, voir dire, and theme strategy in high-profile motor vehicle accident involving four fatalities. The case received a tremendous amount of local news publicity and the defense was concerned about overcoming negative public opinion in the venue. Best Evidence formulated a strategic approach address these concerns and assisted counsel in developing [...]
Defense Verdict in Multi-Million Dollar Products Liability Case in Broward County
Best Evidence tapped its extensive database of products liability and catastrophic injury (paralysis) mock trials across Florida and conducted a large-scale jury profiling analysis to provide the empirical foundation for jury selection. Best Evidence also provided voir dire and in-court jury selection assistance in this case. This case marks another win for Best Evidence on [...]
Defense Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case in Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Best Evidence designed and conducted a serial jury simulation on behalf of a Michigan Hospital to test jury-eligible residents’ reactions to the case fact pattern and provided Jury Selection Assistance. The case involved a highly sympathetic plaintiff—a wife and mother of seven children—who died shortly after giving birth to healthy twins. Plaintiffs alleged that the [...]
Advantageous Settlement for the Defense in Brain-Damaged Baby Case in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Best Evidence conducted two iterative Focus Groups with six distinct deliberation panels to quantify, and attempt to mitigate, exposure to the defendant hospital. The results obtained from the research were used to identify and improve arguments and develop demonstratives as well as providing profiles of favorable and unfavorable jurors. Best Evidence provided full electronic courtroom [...]
Positive Verdict for the Defense in Brain-Damaged Baby Case in Hillsborough County, Florida
Best Evidence conducted two iterative Mock Trials for the defendant hospital. The jury research identified the most compelling arguments and allowed the trial team to develop these into successful themes that resonated with jurors. Best Evidence created demonstratives and an animation that served to further engrain the arguments and themes in jurors’ memory. The electronic [...]
Best Evidence, Inc. Consults on Trial Involving Complex Digital Copyright/Trademark Infringement and Internet Cyberpiracy
Best Evidence congratulates plaintiff St. Luke’s Cataract and Laser Institute on its win. The jury decided in our client’s favor across-the-board for claims of Copyright Infringement, Trademark Infringement, Cyberpiracy in violation of the Consumer Protection Act, Violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Conversion claims on both Laserspecialist.com and Lasereyelid.com, Violation of Florida Deceptive and [...]
Important Victory for Global Hotel Chain
Best Evidence conducted a jury simulation for a global luxury hotel chain accused of violation of civil rights, negligence, false imprisonment, and battery. The high-profile plaintiffs, (multi-platinum recording artists and their family members), sued the hotel and three deputies from the local Sheriff’s Office over events that occurred at a New Year’s celebration at the [...]
Advantageous Settlement for the Defense in Brain Damaged Baby case in Jacksonville, Florida
Best Evidence conducted four iterative jury simulations on behalf of the defendant Hospital to identify and test compelling arguments and themes, as well as the potential exposure. Information gathered during the course of the research exercises was subsequently used to construct a multi-media mediation presentation highlighting jury-eligible citizens’ favorable reactions to defense arguments in the [...]
Tobacco Case Ruling Overturned
Philip Morris prevailed on the appeal from a $10.1 billion judgment against them in a class action tried under the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Plaintiffs, consisting of an estimated 1.14 million consumers of Marlboro Lights and Cambridge Lights, won $7.1 billion in compensatory damages plus an additional $3 million in punitive [...]