Consulting, San Francisco Bay Area

Biases Against the San Francisco Bay Area

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 […]

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Implicit Bias, San Francisco Bay Area

Cognitive 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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Demographics, San Francisco Bay Area

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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Demographics, San Francisco Bay Area

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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