October 5th, 2026

A juror who says they will not award money for pain and suffering only becomes a cause challenge if that answer holds up when the judge or defense tries to rehabilitate them. On this episode of Picking Justice, Steve Vartazarian, founder of The Vartazarian Law Firm, joins hosts Harry Plotkin and Dan Kramer to share the questions he uses to lock those jurors in, and why he stops short of pushing them too far.
Steve also explains why he welcomes jurors’ worst answers, why he calls it “human harm” instead of pain and suffering, and the one line about damages that jurors love to hear. Listen to the full episode.