Biases against the San Francisco Bay Area & Silicon Valley Numerous large verdicts against sizable technology companies have been awarded in venues with very small populations, and a number of those large verdicts were against companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Many of those verdicts were in the Eastern District of Texas, which […]
Read moreNotes on the Waymo v. Uber Jury Selection
Waymo v. Uber settled, but not before jury selection and four days of evidence. We’re lucky in the Bay Area to have a series of high-profile, high-stakes, high-tech cases coursing through our courts: the multiple trials of Apple v. Samsung, Oracle v. Google, and now, Waymo v. Uber.
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Jury Pool Profile: Jury Selections in Alameda County
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 […]
Read moreCognitive Psychology & Implicit Bias
This post is a quick primer on what you should know about implicit bias and the scholarly research around it. 1. Everyone has implicit biases. Research has found implicit bias to translate to discriminatory practices by doctors, judges, jurors, attorneys, teachers, etc. Why does everyone have implicit bias? Cognitive psychology tells us that mental shortcuts, […]
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Meet the High-Tech Juror
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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Demographic Portrait of the Jury Pool in the Northern District of California, Oakland/San Francisco Division
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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Demographic Portrait of the Jury Pool in the Northern District of California, San Jose Division
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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Comparing California Counties
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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