Litigation
Oct. 26, 2011
Jury tainting — everything old is new again
A case involving two arms manufacturers gets thrown awry when a juror brings an outside prop into the jury room. By Bradley P. Boyer of Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley PC
As the Barenaked Ladies put it in one of their songs: Everything old is new again / Everything under the sun / All of our fears come true again
These lyrics apply to the legal system and jury trials. Most of the current attention on jury tainting and misconduct appears focused on social media (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, etc.). Examples include jurors tweeting about the deliberations, "friending" lawyers on Facebook, or taking...
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