Neil Vidmar
Russell M. Robinson, II Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Law
Neil Vidmar’s scholarly research involves the empirical study of law across a broad spectrum of topics in civil and criminal law. He also holds a cross appointment in Duke University’s Department of Psychology. A social psychologist by training, Vidmar is a leading expert on jury behavior in both criminal and civil cases. He has extensively studied medical malpractice litigation; punitive damages; dispute resolution; and the social psychology of retribution and revenge.
Professor Vidmar is also Research Director for the Law School’s Center for Criminal Justice and Ethical Responsibility. In this position he has been involved in collaborative research on processes leading to wrongful convictions and he has drafted several amicus briefs bearing on racial prejudice in the administration of the death penalty in North Carolina. Vidmar regularly teaches in all of these areas, offering classes and seminars on social science evidence in law, negotiation, medical malpractice litigation, the American jury, and ethics.
In addition to over 200 articles and reports in law reviews and social science journals, Vidmar is the author, with Valerie P. Hans, of American Juries: The Verdict (Prometheus Books, 2007) and Judging the Jury (1986). His other books include Medical Malpractice and the American Jury: Confronting the Myths about Jury Incompetence; Deep Pockets and Outrageous Damage Awards (University of Michigan Press, 1995); and World Jury Systems (Oxford University Press, 2000).
Vidmar has frequently testified about jury prejudice and related issues in American criminal and civil trials. To take one example, he consulted with the defense and conducted research bearing on the trial of John Walker Lindh, the so-called “American Taliban.” He has also testified or consulted about juries in Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong, Additionally, he has made presentations before the United States Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives and several state legislatures on issues relating to medical malpractice reform and on the nature of damage awards. He has drafted amicus briefs on various criminal and civil justice issues for cases being litigated in the United States Supreme Court, the Canadian Supreme Court and a number of state supreme courts. He is a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and is an active member of the Law and Society Association, the American Psychology-Law Society and the Society for Empirical Legal Studies.
Professor Vidmar earned his MA and PhD in social psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana, in 1967. He joined the psychology faculty at the University of Western Ontario, in Canada, later that year. Subsequently, he spent a year as a Russell Sage Resident at Yale Law School (1973-74) after which he was a fellow at Battelle Seattle Research Center (1975-76). Vidmar also taught at the University of Western Ontario Law School (1981- 1990) and at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto. Vidmar joined the Duke Law faculty in 1987Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Russell M. Robinson, II Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Law, Law School, Duke University 2017
- Professor Emeritus of Law, Law School, Duke University 2017
- Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers 2008
- Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, Duke Science & Society, Initiatives 2017
Contact Information
- Duke Law School 210 Science Dr, Duke Box 90362, Durham, NC 27708
- Duke Law School Room 3183, Duke Box 90362, Durham, NC 27708
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vidmar@law.duke.edu
(919) 613-7090
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- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of Illinois 1967
- M.A., University of Illinois 1965
- B.A., Macmurray College 1962
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Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Professor with Tenure, Law School, Duke University 1989 - 2016
- Russell M. Robinson, II Distinguished Professor of Law, Law School, Duke University 1996 - 2016
- Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Psychology & Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2013 - 2016
- Professor of Psychology: Social and Health Sciences, Psychology & Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1995 - 2006
- Professor, Psychology & Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1991 - 1995
- Visiting Professor, Law School, Duke University 1986 - 1989
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Awards & Honors
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Expertise
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- Research
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Selected Grants
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Selected Publications
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Books
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Vidmar, N., and V. Hans. American Juries: The Verdict. Prometheus Books, 2007.
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Vidmar, N., and V. Hans. Judging the Jury. Plenum Press, 2001.
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Vidmar, N. World Jury Systems. Oxford University Press, 2000.
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Vidmar, N. Medical Malpractice and the American Jury: Confronting The Myths About Jury Incompetence, Deep Pockets, And Outrageous Damage Awards. University of Michigan Press, 1995.
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Vidmar, N. Privacy and Two-Way Cable Television: A Study of Canadian Public Opinion. University of Western Ontario, 1983.
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Vidmar, N., G. Bermant, and C. Nemeth. Psychology and the Law: Research Frontiers. Lexington Books, 1976.
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Vidmar, N., and J. McGrath. Role Assignment and Attitudinal Commitment as Factors in Negotiation. Defense Technical Information Center, 1965.
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Academic Articles
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Vidmar, N., and H. Kritzer. “When the Lawyer Screws Up: A Portrait of Legal Malpractice Claims and Their Resolution (In preparation),” 2015.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Jurors Do Their Jobs Well.” Judicature 99, no. 2 (2015): 4.
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Vidmar, N., and H. Kritzer. “Lawyers on Trial: Juror Hostility to Defendants in Legal Malpractice Trials.” Hofstra Law Review 44 (2015): 375–99.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and K. MacKillop. “Decision-Making in the Dark: How Pre-Trial Errors Change the Narrative in Criminal Jury Trials.” Chicago Kent Law Review 90, no. 3 (2015): 957–80.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., G. Liu, and C. Johnson. “Do Racial Disparities Exist During Pretrial Decisionmaking? Evidence from North Carolina,” 2014.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., G. Liu, and H. Kritzer. “An Exploration of "Noneconomic" Damages in Civil Jury Awards.” William & Mary Law Review, 2014, 971–1027.Link to Item
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Newman, T., J. Coleman Jr., N. Vidmar, and E. Zoeller. “Don't I Know You?: The Effect of Prior Acquaintance/Familiarity on Witness Identification.” Champion 36 (2012): 52–56.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “The North Carolina Racial Justice Act: An Essay on Substantive and Procedural Fairness in Death Penalty Litigation.” Iowa Law Review 97 (2012): 1969–83.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., J. Coleman Jr., T. Newman, and E. Zoeller. “Don't I Know You?: The Effect of Prior Acquaintance/Familiarity on Witness Identification.” Champion 36 (2012): 52–56.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “The Psychology of Trial Judging.” Current Directions in Psychological Science 20 (2011): 58–62.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., M. Holman, and P. Lee. “Most Claims Settle: Implications for Alternative Dispute Resolution from a Profile of Medical Malpractice Claims in Florida.” Law & Contemporary Problems 73 (2011): 103–33.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and R. Schuller. “The Canadian Criminal Jury.” Chicago Kent Law Review 86 (2011): 497–535.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Justice Perspectives in South Africa's Continuing Transition to Democracy.” Law & Politics 2010 (2010).Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., J. Coleman Jr., and T. Newman. “Rethinking Reliance on Eyewitness Confidence.” Judicature 94 (2010): 16–19.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and M. Holman. “The Frequency, Predictability, and Proportionality Of Jury Awards Of Punitive Damages In State Courts In 2005: A New Audit.” Suffolk University Law Review 43 (2010): 855–85.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Juries and Medical Malpractice Claims: Empirical Facts versus Myths.” Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research 467 (2009): 367–75.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Jury Trials: In Favor.” Ejournal Usa 14 (2009): 18–22.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Foreword,” 2009.
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Vidmar, N., and D. Michaels. “Foreword: Conventions in Science and Law.” Law & Contemporary Problems 72 (2009): i–v.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and M. Wolfe. “Punitive Damages.” Annual Review of Law and Social Science 5 (2009): 179–99.
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Vidmar, N., and V. Hans. “The Verdict on Juries.” Judicature 91 (2008): 226–30.Link to Item
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Wolfe, M. “Fairness Through Guidance: Jury Instruction on Punitive Damages After Phillip Morris v. Williams.” Charleston Law Review 2 (2008): 307–25.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., S. Beale, E. Chemerinsky, and J. Coleman Jr. “Was He Guilty as Charged? An Alternative Narrative Based on the Circumstantial Evidence From 12 Angry Men.” Chicago Kent Law Review 82 (2007): 691–710.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Medical Malpractice Litigation and Tort Reform in Pennsylvania” 2006 (2006).
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Vidmar, N., K. MacKillop, and P. Lee. “Million Dollar Medical Malpractice Cases in Florida: Post-Verdict and Pre-Suit Settlements.” Vanderbilt Law Review 59 (2006): 1343–81.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and K. MacKillop. “"Judicial Hellholes:" Medical Malpractice Claims, Verdicts, and the "Doctor Exodus" in Illinois.” Vanderbilt Law Review 59 (2006): 1309–42.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Expert Evidence, The Adversary System, and the Jury.” American Journal of Public Health 95 (2005).
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Vidmar, N. “Juries Around the Globe.” Insights on Law & Society 5 (2005): 7–10.
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Vidmar, N. “Medical Malpractice Lawsuits: An Essay on Patient Interests, The Contingency Fee System and Social Policy.” Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review 38 (2005): 1221–71.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., P. Lee, K. MacKillop, K. McCarthy, and G. McGwin. “Uncovering the 'Invisible' Profile of Medical Malpractice Litigation: Insights from Florida.” Depaul Law Review 54 (2005): 315–54.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Experimental Simulations and Tort Reform: Avoidance, Error and Overreaching in Sunstein et al.'s 'Punitive Damages'.” Emory Law Journal 53 (2004): 1359–1403.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “The Amercian Civil Jury for Auslnder (Foreigners).” Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law 13 (2003): 95–120.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., S. Diamond, M. Rose, and L. Ellis. “Inside the Jury Room: Evaluating Juror Discussions During Trial.” Judicature 87 (2003): 54.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and M. Saks. “Asserted But Unproven: A Further Response to the Lindgren Study's Claim that the American Bar Association's Ratings of Judicial Nominees Are Biased.” Journal of Law & Politics 19 (2003): 177–202.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Juror Discussions During Civil Trials: Studying an Arizona Innovation.” Arizona Law Review 45 (2003): 1–82.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “When All of Us Are Victims: Juror Prejudice and 'Terrorist' Trials.” Chicago Kent Law Review 78 (2003): 1143–78.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Case Studies of Pre-and Mid-trial Prejudice in Criminal and Civil Litigation.” Law & Human Behavior 26 (2002): 73.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Listening to Jurors and Asking Them Questions.” Trial Briefs, 2002, 9.
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Vidmar, N., J. Sanders, and S. Diamond. “Legal Perceptions of Science and Expert Knowledge.” Psychology, Public Policy & Law 8 (2002): 139.
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Vidmar, N., and Leigh Ann Brown. “Tort Reform and the Medical Liability Insurance Crisis in Mississippi: Diagnosing the Disease and Prescribing a Remedy.” Mississippi College Law Review 22 (2002): 9–46.
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Vidmar, N. “Juries and Lay Assessors in the Commonwealth: A Contemporary Survey.” Criminal Law Forum 13 (2002): 385–407.
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Vidmar, N., and M. Rose. “The Bronx Bronx Jury": A Profile of Civil Jury Awards In New York Counties".” Texas Law Review 80 (2002): 1889–98.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Punitive Damages by Juries in Florida: In Terrorem and In Reality.” Harvard Journal on Legislation 38 (2001): 487.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Review of Jury Systems Abroad Can Provide Helpful Insights into American Practices.” New York State Bar Journal 73 (2001): 23.
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Vidmar, N., and M. Saks. “A Flawed Search for Bias in the American Bar Association's Ratings of Judicial Nominees: A Critique of the Lindgren / Federalist Society Study.” Journal of Law & Politics, 2001.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and S. Diamond. “Juries and Expert Evidence.” Brooklyn Law Review 66 (2001): 1123.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and S. Diamond. “Jury Room Ruminations on Forbidden Topics.” Virginia Law Review 87 (2001): 1857.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “The Origin and Outcome of an Amicus Brief in Kumho Tire v. Carmichael (1999).” Law & Human Behavior 24 (2000): 383–400.
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Vidmar, N. “Foreword: The Common Law Jury.” Law & Contemporary Problems, 1999, 1.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Juries Don't Make Legal Decisions! and Other Problems: A Critique Of Hastie et al. on Punitive Damages.” Law & Human Behavior 23 (1999): 705.
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“The Canadian Criminal Jury: Searching for a Middle Ground.” Law & Contemporary Problems, 1999, 141.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “The Performance of the American Civil Jury: An Empirical Perspective.” Arizona Law Review 40 (1998): 849.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., F. Gross, and M. Rose. “Jury Awards for Medical Malpractice and Post-Verdict Adjustments of Those Awards.” Depaul Law Review 48 (1998): 265.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Generic Prejudice and the Presumption of Guilt in Sex Abuse Trials.” Law & Human Behavior 21 (1997): 5.
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Vidmar, N., S. Beale, M. Rose, and L. Donnelly. “Should We Rush to Reform the Criminal Jury? Consider Conviction Rate Data.” Judicature 80 (1997): 286.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., S. Beale, M. Rose, and L. Donnelly. “Rushing to reform the criminal jury? First consider conviction rate data.” Judicature 80 (1997): 286–90.
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Vidmar, N. “Pretrial Prejudice in Canada: A Comparative Perspective on the Criminal Jury.” Judicature 79 (1996): 249.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “An Antidote to Anecdotes.” Suing for Medical Malpractice 77 (1994): 330.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Making Inferences about Jury Behavior from Jury Verdict Statistics: Cautions about the Lorelei's Lied.” Law & Human Behavior 18 (1994): 599.
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Vidmar, N., S. Diamond, M. Rose, and L. Ellis. “The Reversal Arbitration Board: An ADR Model for Resolving Intra-Corporate Disputes.” Journal of Dispute Resolution 1994 (1994): 93.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and J. Ogloff. “The Impact of Pretrial Publicity on Jurors: A Study to Compare the Relative Effects of Television and Print Media in a Child Sex Abuse Case.” Law & Human Behavior, 1994.
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Vidmar, G. A., G. A. Lee, G. A. Cohen, and G. A. Stewart. “Damage Awards and Jurors' Responsibility Ascriptions in Medical Versus Automobile Negligence Cases.” Behavioral Sciences and the Law 12 (1994): 149.
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Vidmar, N. “Pap and Circumstance: What Jury Verdict Statistics Tell Us About Jury Behavior and the Tort System.” Suffolk University Law Review 28 (1994): 1205.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Are Juries Competent to Decide Liability in Tort Cases Involving Scientific/Medical Issues? Some Data from Medical Malpractice.” Emory Law Journal 43 (1994): 885.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Comparative Perspectives from the Hong Kong Jury Study.” Juries: A Hong Kong Perspective 2 (1993): 110.
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Vidmar, N. “The Unfair Criticism of Medical Malpractice Juries.” Judicature 76 (1993): 118.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Verfahrensgerechtigkeit und Alternative Konfliktbewaltigung.” Zeitschrift Für Rechts Soziologie 14 (1993): 35–46.
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Vidmar, N. “Empirical Evidence on the "Deep Pockets" Hypothesis: Jury Awards for Pain and Suffering in Medical Malpractice Cases.” Duke Law Journal 43 (1993): 217.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., K. Fischer, and R. Ellis. “The "Culture of Battering" and the Role of Mediation in Domestic Violence Cases.” Smu Law Review 46 (1993): 2117–74.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and J. Rice. “Assessments of Non-Economic Damage Awards in Medical Negligence: A Comparison of Jurors with Legal Professionals.” Iowa Law Review 78 (1993): 883.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., R. Ellis, G. Ravindra, and T. Davis. “Toyota's Arbitration Board: A Conflict Resolution Model for Intra-Corporate Disputes.” Alternatives 11 (1993): 44–47.
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Vidmar, N. “Procedural Justice and Alternative Dispute Resolution.” Psychological Science 3 (1992): 224.
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Vidmar, N., and R. Schuller. “Battered Woman Syndrome Evidence in the Courtroom: A Review of the Literature.” Law & Human Behavior 16 (1992): 273.
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Vidmar, N., H. Kritzer, and W. Bogart. “The Aftermath of Injury: Cultural Factors in Compensation Seeking in Canada and the United States.” Law & Society Review 25 (1991): 499–543.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., H. Kritzer, and W. Bogart. “To Confront or Not to Confront: Measuring Claiming Rates in Discrimination Grievances.” Law & Society Review 25 (1991): 875–87.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and J. Rice. “Jury Determined Settlements and Summary Jury Trials: Observations about Alternative Dispute Resolution in an Adversary Culture.” Florida State University Law Review 19 (1991): 89.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and V. Hans. “The American Jury: Twenty-Five Years Later.” Law & Social Inquiry 16 (1991): 401.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., M. Bromwich Esq., S. Diamond, J. Kirtley, B. Sanford, N. Totenberg, and S. Wermiel. “Panel Three: The Roles of Juries and the Press in the Modern Judicial System.” American University Law Review 40 (1991): 597.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “The Origins and Consequences of Procedural Fairness.” Law & Social Inquiry: Journal of the American Bar Foundation 15 (1990): 877.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and B. Feldhusen. “Appendix: Exemplary Damage Claims in Ontario: An Empirical Profile.” Canadian Business Law Journal 16 (1990): 262–68.
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Vidmar, N. “Foreword: Empirical Research and the Issue of Jury Competence.” Law & Contemporary Problems 52 (1989): 1.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and R. Schuller. “Juries and Expert Evidence: Social Framework Testimony.” Law & Contemporary Problems, 1989, 133–76.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Seeking Justice: An Empirical Map of Consumer Problems and Consumer Responses in Canada.” Osgoode Hall Law Journal 26 (1988): 757–96.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and T. Rowe Jr. “Empirical Research on Offers of Settlement: A Preliminary Report.” Law & Contemporary Problems, 1988, 13–39.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Assessing the Effects of Case Characteristics and Settlement Forums on Dispute Outcomes and Compliance.” Law & Society Review 21 (1987): 155–64.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and J. Samuels. “Consumer Complaints and the Ontario Business Practices Act: An Empirical Study.” University of Western Ontario Law Review 24 (1987): 83–101.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and R. Schuller. “Individual Differences and the Pursuit of Legal Rights: A Preliminary Inquiry.” Law & Human Behavior 11 (1987): 299.
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Vidmar, N. J. “An assessment of mediation in a small claims court.” Journal of Social Issues 41 (1985): 127–44.
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Vidmar, N., and D. Flaherty. “Concern for personal privacy in an electronic age.” Journal of Communication 35 (1985): 91–103.
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Vidmar, N. “The Small Claims Court: A Reconceptualization of Disputes and an Empirical Investigation.” Law & Society Review 18 (1984): 515–50.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and J. Melnitzer. “Juror Prejudice: An Empirical Study of a Challenge for Cause.” Osgoode Hall Law Journal 22 (1984): 487.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and N. Laird. “Adversary social roles: Their effects on witnesses' communication of evidence and the assessments of adjudicators.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 44 (1983): 888–98.
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Judson, J. “The Use of Social Science Data in a Change of Venue Application: A Case Study.” Canadian Bar Review 59 (1981): 76–102.
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Vidmar, N., and A. Dittenhoffer. “Canadian public opinion and the death penalty: The effects of knowledge on attitudes.” Canadian Journal of Criminology 23 (1981): 43–56.
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Vidmar, N., and T. Dittenhofer. “Informed Public Opinion and Death Penalty Attitudes.” Canadian Journal of Criminology 23 (1981): 43–56.
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Vidmar, N., and B. Sheppard. “Adversary Pretrial Procedures and Testimonial Evidence: Effects of Lawyer's Role and Machavellianism.” Journal of Personality & Social Psychology 39 (1980): 320–32.
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Vidmar, N., and D. Miller. “Sociopsychological Processes Underlying Attitudes Toward Legal Punishment.” Law & Society Review 14 (1980): 565–602.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. J. “The other issues in jury simulation research: A commentary with particular reference to defendant character studies.” Law and Human Behavior 3 (1979): 95–106.
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Vidmar, N. “Choosing, Finding and Evaluating Methods of Obtaining Legal Justice.” Contemporary Psychology 21 (1976): 773.
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Vidmar, N., and A. Sarat. “Public Opinion, the Death Penalty, and the Eighth Amendment: Testing the Marshall Hypothesis.” Wisconsin Law Review 1976 (1976): 171.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and K. Berg. “Authoritarianism and Recall of Evidence About Criminal Behavior.” Journal of Research in Personality 9 (1975): 147–57.
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Sorrentino, R., and N. Vidmar. “Research note: the short-term and long-term effects of a crisis.” Public Opinion Quarterly 38 (1974): 271–79.
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Vidmar, N. “Effects of Group Discussion on Category Width Judgments.” Journal of Personal & Social Psychology 29 (1974): 187–95.
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Vidmar, N. “Retributive and Utilitarian Motives and Other Correlates of Canadian Attitudes Toward the Death Penalty.” Canandian Psychology, 1974.
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Vidmar, N., and M. Rokeach. “Archie Bunker's Bigotry: A Study in Selective Perception and Exposure.” Journal of Communication 24 (1974): 36–47.
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Vidmar, N., and N. Crinklaw. “Attributing Responsibility for an Accident: A Methodological and Conceptual Critique.” Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science 6 (1974): 113–30.
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Vidmar, N., and N. Ellsworth. “Public Opinion and the Death Penalty.” Stanford Law Review 26 (1974): 1245.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and N. Sorrenti. “Opinion Change in a Crisis: Effects of 1970 Canadian Kidnapping Crisis on Political and Ethnic Attitudes.” Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 1974.
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Vidmar, N., and N. Sorrento. “Impact of Events: Short-Term v. Long-Term Effects of a Crisis.” Public Opinion Quarterly 38 (1974): 271–79.
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Vidmar, N., and M. Rokeach. “Testimony Concerning Possible Jury Bias in a Black Panther Murder Trial.” Journal of Applied Social Psychology 3 (1973): 19–29.
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Jackson, D., L. Hourany, and N. Vidmar. “A four-dimensional interpretation of risk taking.” Journal of Personality 40 (1972): 483–501.
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Vidmar, N. J. “Effects of decision alternatives on the verdicts and perceptions of simulated jurors.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 22 (1972): 211–18.
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Ferguson, D. A., and N. Vidmar. “Effects of group discussion on estimates of culturally appropriate risk levels.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 20 (1971): 436–45.
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Vidmar, N. J. “Effects of representational roles and mediators on negotiation effectiveness.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 17 (1971): 48–58.
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Vidmar, N., and J. R. Hackman. “Inter-laboratory generalizability of small group research: an experimental study.” Journal of of Social Psychology 83 (1971): 129–39.
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Vidmar, N., and T. C. Burdeny. “Effects of group size and item type in the "group shift" effect.” Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science 4 (1971): 393–407.
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Hackman, J. R., and N. Vidmar. “Effects of size and task type on group performance and member reactions.” Sociometry 33 (1970): 37–54.
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Vidmar, N. J. “Group composition and the risky shift.” Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 6 (1970): 153–66.
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Vidmar, N., and J. E. McGrath. “Forces affecting success in negotiation groups.” Behavioral Science 15 (1970): 154–63.
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Book Sections
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Vidmar, N. “Media Impact on Trial by Jury.” In Media Coverage in Criminal Justice Cases: What Prosecutors and Defenders Can and Cannot Say, 197–242, 2013.
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Vidmar, N. “Lay Decision-Makers in the Legal Process.” In The Oxford Handbook of Empirical Legal Research, 625–51, 2010.
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Vidmar, N. “Comment: Juries and Testimony from Medical Experts.” In Professionalism in Medicine: The Case-Based Guide for Medical Students, 403–5, 2009.
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Vidmar, N. “Civil Juries in Ecological Context: Methodological Implications for Research.” In Civil Juries and Civil Justice: Psychological and Legal Perspectives, 35–65, 2008.
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Vidmar, N. “When Jurors Talk About Their Verdict.” In Jury Ethics: Juror Conduct and Jury Dynamics, 237–45, 2006.
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Vidmar, N. “Trial By Jury Involving Persons Accused of Terrorism or Supporting Terrorism.” In Law and Psychology, 318–37, 2006.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N., and V. Hans. “Jurors and Juries.” In Blackwell Companion to Law and Society, 195–211, 2004.
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Vidmar, N. “Juries.” In Legal Systems of the World, 2002.
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Vidmar, N. “Retributive Justice: Its Social Context.” In The Justice Motive in Everyday Life, 291–317, 2002.Link to Item
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Vidmar, N. “Retribution and Revenge.” In Handbook of Justice Research in Law, 31–63, 2001.
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Vidmar, N., and R. Corbin. “Survey Research Goes to Court.” In Marketing Research: State of the Art Perspectives. American Marketing Assoc., 2000.
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Vidmar, N. “Maps, Gaps, Socio-legal Scholarship and the Tort Reform Debate.” In Social Science, Social Policy and the Law, 1999.
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Vidmar, N. “Jury's Comprehension of Scientific Evidence.” In National Conference on Science and the Law, Proceedings, 181–88. National Institute of Justice, 1999.
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Vidmar, N. “How Many Words for a Camel? A Perspective on Judicial Evaluation of Social Science Evidence.” In Filtering and Anaylzing Evidence in an Age of Diversity, 1995.
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Vidmar, N. “Social Science Evidence and Data.” In Forensic Evidence in Canada, 1991.
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Vidmar, N., and P. Koppen. “Gedragswetenschappelijk bewijs: een overzicht.” In De Menselijke Factor: Psychologie Voor Juristen, 1991.
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Vidmar, N., and W. Bogart. “Problems and Experience with the Ontario Civil Justice System: An Empirical Assessment.” In Access to Civil Justice: Bridges and Barriers, 1990.
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Vidmar, N. “Assessing the Impact of Statistical Evidence: A Social Science Perspective.” In The Evolving Role of Statistical Assessments as Evidence in the Courts, 279, 1989.
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Vidmar, N. “The Mediation of Small Claims Disputes: A Critical Perspective.” In Research on Negotiation in Organizations, 1986.
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Vidmar, N. “Social Psychology and the Legal Process.” In Social Psychology, 1984.
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Vidmar, N., D. Saunders, and E. Hewitt. “Eyewitness Testimony and the Discrediting Effect.” In Evaluating Witness Evidence, 57, 1983.
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Vidmar, N., and J. Short. “Social Psychological Dynamics in the Settlement of Small Claims Court Cases.” In Psychology and Law: Topics From an International Conference, 1982.
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Vidmar, N., and V. Hans. “Jury Selection.” In The Psychology of the Courtroom, 39, 1982.
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Vidmar, N. “Justice Motives and Other Psychological Factors in the Development and Resolution of Disputes.” In The Justice Motive in Social Behavior, 395–422, 1981.
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Vidmar, N., and D. Miller. “The Social Psychology of Punishment Reactions.” In The Justice Motive in Social Behavior, 145–72, 1981.
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Other Articles
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Vidmar, N. “Medical Malpractice Juries.” Duke Law Magazine, 1991.
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Vidmar, N. “The Legal System as Social.” Science, 1986.
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Reports
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