The data sets aren't huge — 232 participants in October before the election and 152
after, with a total of 772
negotiations recorded — and there may be some other difference that explains the later group's more
aggressive behavior, though Low tried to control for factors, like party affiliation, that might offer alternate explanations for the shift.
After exhaustive
negotiations with the insurer, and due in large part to his
aggressive representation, Staver reached a $ 130,000 settlement that included the recovery of her lost wages.