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Judges and Judiciary

Feb. 17, 2005

ABA's 12-Person Civil-Jury Proposal Worries Plaintiffs' Lawyers

SALT LAKE CITY - Leaders of the American Bar Association have recommended that juries in civil cases have 12 members and vote unanimously to reach their verdicts - a proposal that has some plaintiffs' lawyers in California and elsewhere concerned.

By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SALT LAKE CITY - Leaders of the American Bar Association have recommended that juries in civil cases have 12 members and vote unanimously to reach their verdicts - a proposal that has some pla...

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