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The jury isn’t limited to awards that the parties suggest.
by egdod 7y ago
The jury isn’t limited to awards that the parties suggest.
- dragontamer 7y agoOf course not. But the litigator has to plant an agreeable idea into their brain. That's literally the litigator's job, and they clearly failed at it. Its not the jury's job to come up with legal maneuvers. The jury are just normal people, like me or you, who may not know all the ins and outs of the law. The litigator makes a case, the litigator makes the arguments, and finally: the litigator bring up some options for what the jury can do. That's the job of the lawyer in this situation: to bring up the best options for representing your case. The litigator went all in with a $190 Million accusation, ignoring the possibility of smaller fees or awards. Its a bold strategy, but it failed. EDIT: /s/defense/litigator. I got my legal terms mixed up...
- sjy 7y agoThe jury should know all the ins and outs of the law that is relevant to the issue they are deciding. https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/law_related_education_network/how_courts_work/juryinstruct/ https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resource...