Flemington, NJ, February 23, 2007 — Results from a national focus group revealed that  a clear majority of Americans (68%) believe that Judge Larry Seidlin’s behavior was inappropriate during the Anna Nicole Smith hearing.

The study was conducted by mediacurves.com, a service of HCD Research, during  February 22-23, to obtain Americans’ views on Judge Seidlin’s actions during the Anna Nicole Smith hearing.

Among the findings:

• More than half of Americans (55%) reported that they ”would not” want a judge with Judge Seidlin’s style presiding over a court case for them, while 29% indicated that “would want” a judge with his style.

Only one quarter of Americans (24%) reported that Judge Seidlin was acting “serious” during the proceedings, with 33% indicating that his actions were “humorous” and 27% reporting that he was “overbearing.”

Responders were also asked to their mouse to indicate whether Judge Seidlin was acting “judge-like” or “overbearing” during the hearing. The response curves, which can be viewed at mediacurves.com, were measured in quarter-second time intervals.

To view detailed results of the study go to: www.mediacurves.com  The Media Curves web site provides the media and general public with a venue to view Americans’ perceptions of popular and controversial media events and advertisements.
 
HCD Research specializes in conducting communications research for the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, financial and entertainment industries, among others. Headquartered in Flemington, NJ, the company's services include traditional and web-based communications research.  For additional information on HCD Research, access the company’s web site at www.hcdi.net or call HCD Research at 908-788-9393. 

Editors/Reporters: For more information on the study, or to speak with Glenn Kessler, managing partner, HCD Research, please contact Vince McGourty, HCD Research, at (908) 483-9121 or (vince.mcgourty@hcdi.net).