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Litigation

Oct. 28, 2000

Jury Behavior

In product liability litigation, jurors are not just jurors - they are also consumers with expectations about a manufacturer's responsibilities and duties to produce a safe product. Both the plaintiff and defendant must be knowledgeable about jurors' expectations because they influence how jurors interpret and make sense of the trial information. This is especially true in cases involving the automobile industry.

By Jill E. Huntley
        In product liability litigation, jurors are not just jurors - they are also consumers with expectations about a manufacturer's responsibilities and duties to produce a safe product. Both the plaintiff and defendant must be knowledgeable about jurors' expectations because they influence how jurors interpret and make sense of the trial information. This is especially true in cases in...

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