The retired Superior Court Judge explained to the opposing insurance defense attorneys and their claims representative that they needed to keep an open mind due to Confirmation Bias. Confirmation Bias prevents people from hearing anything but what they expect to hear or what they already think. Sometimes very wrong decisions are based on bad facts because of Confirmation Bias. The case involved a bicyclist run over in a crosswalk by a truck. Needless to say, truck vs. bicycle cases usually result in serious personal injuries on the part of the bicyclist. The truck driver said that he was looking for traffic approaching on his left and he did not look Read More »
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