Previous verdicts on Hickman set the scene. The genealogy of Hickman and his wife is explored, disclosing the identities of "Poor Mrs Dudley of Shut End" and "Thomas Dudley of Kingswinford". Some previous evidence is explained by the bankruptcy of Hickman's father-in-law. The dubious means whereby Hickman qualified prematurely are examined.

Two studies examined the effectiveness of Unconscious Bias Juror (UBJ) video and instructions at reducing racial bias in Black White mock-jurors’ decisions, perceptions, counterfactual endorsement a murder (Study 1; N = 554) battery 2; 539) trial. Participants viewed UBJ or not, then read pretrial (general UBJ), trial summary, posttrial UBJ). In Study 1, juror race moderated effect defendant on...

BACKGROUND Although commonly performed, tonsillectomy is not necessarily a low-risk procedure for litigation. We have reviewed malpractice claims involving fatal and nonfatal injuries following tonsillectomy with an emphasis on anesthesia- and opioid-related claims and their characteristics. METHODS Tonsillectomy-related malpractice claims and jury verdict reports from the United States (US) ...

The phrase “the wisdom of crowds” suggests that good verdicts can be achieved by averaging the opinions and insights of large, diverse groups of people who possess varied types of information. Online user-generated content enables researchers to view the opinions of large numbers of users publicly. These opinions, in the form of reviews and votes, can be used to automatically generate remarkabl...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Malpractice claims pertaining to laryngology procedures are a potentially important source of information that could be used to minimize the risk of future litigation and improve patient care. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective review of two publicly available databases containing jury verdicts and settlements. METHODS The LexisNexis Jury Verdicts and Settlements and Westlaw...