CasePortrait Survey

HUGO Analytics, LLC leverages empirical methods and advanced data analytics to improve litigation outcomes. We apply social science insights and experimental testing to determine, rapidly and rigorously, what litigation strategies are most likely to succeed. For large cases approaching trial, we offer custom tailored support packages with extensive engagement, custom demographic panels, and randomized experimentation to optimize strategy.

CasePortrait250 is our low-cost automated analysis package, which allows you to confidentially submit a textual case summary, and receive back within 5-business days a basic case evaluation.

This package includes:

responses from ~250 mock jurors, recruited just for your case from a larger pool of over 70,000 Americans, with IP-addresses verified;
checking which side the jury is leaning toward during each part of the presentation (10x);
summary metrics including likelihood of winning, average damages, and case expected value;
qualitative responses identifying strengths, weaknesses, and questions about your case; and
a brief quality review by one of the firm partners, including recommendations for further testing to optimize your case.

When you are ready to proceed, we will need:

basic information about your case;
ten textual passages (up to 250 words each) representing an introduction to the case (1), your evidence and argument (4 passages), and your best prediction of your adversary's evidence and argument (4 passages), and condensed jury instructions (1);
a verdict form (up to 3 questions); and
additional qualitative questions for jurors (up to 2 questions).

Within 24 hours of your submission, we will review these materials and contact you for your credit card number to launch the project!

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* 1. CasePortait250 is presently by invitation only. Do you have an invitation code?

No, I don't have an invite code. (Please submit your contact info below, and we will reach out.)

Yes I have an invite code:

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* 2. Please give your case a name or identifier for your reference (e.g., Smith v. Jones; need not be the real case).

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* 3. How can we contact you?

Name *

Firm or Company *

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

Email Address *

Phone Number *

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* 4. Which side do you represent?

Plaintiff

Defendant

Neutral

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* 5. CasePortrait250 is a very specific package, but we are happy to consult with you on any additional features you seek. Please click any of the following boxes and we will contact you to discuss these options.

I need a longer case presentation than 10 modules @ 200 words each.

I need a rush turn around

I need more than 250 respondents or I need a specific demographic / geographic profile

I want to test multiple case strategies to optimize

I need to include documents, images, audio, or video

I want expert consulting to help me strategize my case or develop themes

I need a more complicated verdict form

Other (please specify)

If you selected any of these, feel free to complete as much of the form as may be helpful and submit at the bottom.

In the following blanks, please paste the text (up to 250 words each) for each of the modules of the case. Start with a neutral judge's introduction, then provide four paragraphs summarizing the plaintiff's case, followed by four paragraphs summarizing the defendants case. Try to break up these modules by topic, so that the feedback we collect between each module will shed light on distinct concepts. Feel free to leave modules blank.

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* 6. Please provide the FIRST module of your case presentation -- a brief description of your case, including the primary claims, theories, and defenses -- which will serve as the judge's neutral introduction (Judge Instruction).

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* 7. Please provide the SECOND module of your case presentation (Plaintiff Part A)

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* 8. Please provide the THIRD module of your case presentation (Plaintiff Part B)

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* 9. Please provide the FOURTH module of your case presentation (Plaintiff Part C)

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* 10. Please provide the FIFTH module of your case presentation (Plaintiff Part D)

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* 11. Please provide the SIXTH module of your case presentation (Defense Part A)

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* 12. Please provide the SEVENTH module of your case presentation (Defense Part B)

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* 13. Please provide the EIGHTH module of your case presentation (Defense Part C)

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* 14. Please provide the NINTH module of your case presentation (Defense Part D)

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* 15. Please provide the TENTH module of your case presentation (Jury Charge). These will be displayed on the same page as your verdict form.

Now lets construct your verdict form. It need not be exactly the same as in the real case, but try to be as realistic as possible.

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* 16. Please name each of the parties, as they should appear on the verdict form. (Leave any blank, if not relevant to the verdict form.)

Plaintiff

Defendant 1

Defendant 2

Defendant 3

Third party

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* 17. Please provide the text for the primary question on the verdict form (e.g., do you find by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant was negligent?).

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* 18. Please provide the text for the second question on the verdict form (e.g., what amount of economic damages do you find would fully compensate the plaintiff)?

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* 19. Please provide the text for the third question on the verdict form (e.g., what percentage of fault would you allocate to the plaintiff, the defendant, and the third parties)?

On a separate page from the verdict, we will also ask respondents to explain their decisions, to identify best and worst facts for the plaintiff, and to pose any questions that remain for them. You may also add two custom questions on which you'd like feedback about your case.

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* 20. Please provide the text for your first custom feedback question (e.g., did you find the expert believable).

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* 21. Please provide the text for your second custom feedback question (e.g., did you find the expert believable).

That's it! We will review this material and contact you within 24 hours to get your credit card number before launching the project.