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Jan 24, 2018 Top 6 Reasons Why You Should Respond to Your Jury Summons
Nov 17, 2017 Some Additional Thoughts on Juror Discussions During Trial and Juror Questions
Nov 15, 2017 Concurrent Expert Evidence in the United States – Is There a Role for Hot Tubbing?
Nov 14, 2017 Is There a Perception Problem with the American Jury System?
Nov 13, 2017 We Hold These Jury Decision-Making Truths to be Self-Evident
Nov 10, 2017 Understanding Bias: Preserving Peremptory Challenges, Preventing their Discriminatory Use, and Providing Fairer and More Impartial Juries

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@JuryMatters

  • September 13

    RT @btSMU: So, #remedies gurus: what’s the best case scenario for a restitutionary recovery of profits from Purdue entities to the Sacklers…

  • September 12

    RT @AnnaOffit: Actually, this is a fairly common occurrence in civil jury trials-- depending on the judge's preference ( and often with the…

  • September 12

    Some photos from our Jury Improvement Lunch today in Denver, CO. Thanks to the attorneys, judges, and—most of all—j… https://t.co/1T5GK8pBZZ

  • September 11

    Cuomo directed officials to subpoena companies marketing thickening agents, which are sometimes added to vaping pro… https://t.co/oSKRDv8fqZ

  • September 11

    RT @michaelshammas9: “Purdue Pharma and its owners, ... the Sackler family ... have tentatively reached the first comprehensive settlement…

  • September 11

    Your #7thAmendment rights are important; fight for them. In 1962, juries resolved 5.5% of civil cases; since 2005,… https://t.co/jX2ef4l6OU

  • September 11

    RT @TortMuseum: Gun manufacturer Remington is now asking the Supreme Court to prevent the parents of the murdered Sandy Hook children from…

  • September 11

    RT @TortMuseum: The Judge wrote that Johnson & Johnson had spread ‘false, misleading, and dangerous marketing” that had “caused exponential…

  • September 11

    RT @TortMuseum: Something is going on. This is a mystery, and a scary one, at that. https://t.co/ycxdmUNLBr

  • September 11

    RT @MsLadyG7: Really 🙃 https://t.co/qAp3PPptMI

  • September 10

    RT @AnnaOffit: "...most insurers prefer to handle suspicious cases internally without notifying regulators or prosecutors, who could pursue…

  • September 10

    A great video on why our legal system, especially the small-scale democracy of juries, is important: https://t.co/1o9JHRK4oh

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