We gathered data from a few of our recent Alameda County (CA) jury selections to compile helpful information about the most commonly-used statistics, like age and education. In a separate post, we cover these same jurors’ key opinions of lawsuits and damages awards. Age The majority of our Alameda County jurors fall between the ages […]
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Experiences with Lawsuits Understanding jurors’ experiences with lawsuits and damages awards is an essential element of jury selection in civil cases. Our recent Alameda County jury selections revealed that 16.5% of the pool had made some type of claim for damages, and 8.2% said that they had been a target of a claim for damages. […]
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We’re Not in East Texas Anymore… The Eastern District of Texas has already experienced a significant decline in patent case filings since the May 2017 United States Supreme Court decision, TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Groups Brands. Researchers trace this decline and report that Delaware and California are likely to see a significant increase […]
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Many patent cases are expected to shift venue from the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, to the federal courts in both Delaware and the Northern District of California. However, many cases will still be tried in this popular Texas venue. The following demographics provide a glimpse of the backgrounds that Eastern District of Texas […]
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They’re a local fixture. Almost all of our Bay Area jury selections indicate a strong presence of jurors who have training in engineering. For example, in 2010, we were working with a client on a case in the San Francisco Division of the Northern District of California. Of the eight seated jurors, six of them […]
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The jury pool in the Northern District of California, Oakland/San Francisco Division is unique. Specifically, the level of both education and income demographics is much higher than what we see in other key patent venues. 50% of residents are younger than 45 years old 22% Asian American 50% with Bachelor’s Degree or higher Median household […]
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As a key patent venue, San Jose has a uniquely educated population. Employment in STEM fields is common. Sixty-four percent of residents are people of color. Here are some of our other demographic findings: 26% Asian American 19% have a Graduate Degree 46% of households earn $100K or more Median household income is $77,510 16.41% […]
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The Los Angeles Division of the Central District of California has a unique demographic makeup. 33% of jury eligible population are Millennials (under 35 years old) 27% are 55 or older 47% Hispanic 70% are people of color 50% Democrat 19% of workers are in the Service industry (Comparison of five key patent venues) […]
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In December 2016, we asked 204 jury-eligible residents of San Francisco County about their opinions regarding alleged construction defects at Millennium Tower in the SoMa District of San Francisco. We found that a vast majority of our survey participants had heard something about the construction defects at Millennium Tower. After providing a short summary of […]
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In 2015, we refined our data aggregation methods to provide our clients with comparative data for venues where we’ve conducted surveys or pretrial research exercises. In the charts below, we summarize data we’ve collected in five California counties. For more information about our methodology and sample sizes, email us at info@br-tcr.com. Personality Scales and Consulting […]
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