Corporate tactics: humor and emotional redirection in Courts

When Faced With an Angry Jury, Laughter May Be the Best Defense - Michael D. Jones, Legal Times, April 17, 2009
A recent CNN poll showed that 75 percent of Americans are upset about the way things are going in this country. That could be bad news for corporations because today's angry citizen is tomorrow's angry juror. Somehow or other, the lawyers who defend business need to reduce the fury in the courtroom before their clients get burned by the anti-corporate backlash. Two of the most potent tools for swinging the incensed jury panel are humor and emotional redirection, says attorney Michael D. Jones