5 Advantages of Online Mock Trials In the age of social distancing and Zoom jury trials, legal professionals have had to adjust the way they work. At Bonora Rountree, one of the bigger shifts has been conducting our mock trials and focus groups online. Online mock trials provide ways to get information about the strengths and […]
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4 Disadvantages of Online Mock Trials Because of the coronavirus, many of our interactive research activities — like mock trials and focus groups — have switched to an online format. In many ways, the pandemic merely hastened a transition from in-person or analogue ways of conducting research to an online and digitized medium. For example, […]
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Comparing Demographic Characteristics for Key Patent Venues Post-TC Heartland
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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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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Demographic Portrait of the Jury Pool in the Central District of California, Los Angeles Division
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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Corporate Personhood & Public Opinion
Corporate personhood is the most widely known legal fiction and the most likely to trigger strong opinions. In jury selections that we’ve conducted, most potential jurors appear willing to treat a corporation the same as individuals.
Read moreIn Their Own Words: 4 Reasons Why Some Jurors Are Willing to Treat a Corporation and an Individual Equally
66% of the 300 California residents and potential jurors we surveyed said they would have no problem with treating an individual and a corporation equally.
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Millennium Tower Construction Defects: Our Findings
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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