Jennifer Robbennolt

How the psychological dynamics of self-justification and reputation management play out in high-stakes failures.

The Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case underscores the importance of more research on people’s perceptions of fairness in judicial decision-making.

People’s perceptions of civil settlements influence how they understand and participate in the legal system.

Applying psychological science on conflicts of interest to behavioral health treatment coverage.

Psychological research is essential to understanding and fostering healthy corporate cultures.

With data breaches and the dissemination of incorrect personal information, courts struggle with compensating victims and holding companies accountable.

A copyright infringement case about a renowned rock song highlights the importance of considering memory when addressing such disputes decades after a song’s composition.

Psychologists can help policymakers understand the public’s expectations around digital privacy.

Class action lawsuit awards may go to charity instead of victims.

Psychologists’ research could help inform anti-bullying laws to protect older victims.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision raises psychological questions about the probable intent of the deceased.

Race-based estimates built on historical data perpetuate discrimination.

How credit card options are framed has important psychological implications.

Consumers need to understand the consequences of waiving their right to arbitration.

There is not enough research to show that brain games lead to the cognitive gains claimed by some companies.

Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez raises interesting legal questions about the relief sought by plaintiffs.

Little research has explored the extent to which participants experience procedural justice in corporate claims processes.

Questions surround whether hazing victims can and do give meaningful “consent” to participation in hazing activities, and can inform policy responses.

How to address conflicts of interest, the effects of disclosure and the quality of client waivers.

Some argue the “no admit or deny” policy allows defendants to escape public accountability and that settlements are not fair tothose who lost money because the defendant is not forced to admit wrongdoing.

The case illustrates one of the many ways in which law, particularly intellectual property law, can be informed and shaped by psychological principles.

Social science can inform a range of issues raised by the legal struggle to balance juror privacy against the public’s right of access.

The U.S. Supreme Court took up the question of how much emphasis courts should place on statistical significance in a legal context. It is important for social scientists to recognize the role that statistical significance plays in the law.

In recent years, the cat’s paw theory of discrimination has been raised in the context of employment law as a means of holding employers liable for the discriminatory animus of a supervisor who was not directly responsible for making an adverse employment decision.

Article discusses how and why courts protect offensive speech because speech on matters of public concern is valuable even when it is delivered in an offensive manner and because punishing offensive speech can lead to censorship of unpopular views.