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Month: August 2011

TEA PARTY, ULTRACONSERVATIVE & JURY NULLIFICATION JURORS

TEA PARTY, ULTRACONSERVATIVE & JURY NULLIFICATION JURORS

    In a recent auto collision case the defendant admitted liability. There was no dispute that the plaintiff had very serious injuries and that there was substantial economic loss. The defense lawyer in argument suggested a specific minimum dollar verdicts for the consortium claims and a specific amount for the injured person. The defense figure was about half of the plaintiff’s figure. You would consider the defense numbers a fixed floor and the jury likely to bring in a verdict in…

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TELL A SIMPLE STORY

TELL A SIMPLE STORY

The National Law Journal publishes articles about lawyers who have won substantial cases with their advice about trying the case. One case involved attorney Roman Silberfeld who represented a plaintiff involved in the TV show Who Wants to be a Millionare?  His corporate client claimed it was due $250 Million under a profit sharing agreement.  The suit claimed that Disney entities and others involved in the venture had pocketed profits and claimed, under the agreement, the arrangement with his client…

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