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Wednesday, July 10, 2002The most damning aspect of the case is that at first the jury ruled in favor of the adhesive company: The jury verdict forms, however, were signed by only five jurors. In a civil case, six of eight jurors must agree for a binding verdict. So, Common Pleas Judge James E. Murphy instructed the jury to resume deliberations until the necessary six agreed on the case. Hours later, the jury said it was hopelessly deadlocked, but resumed deliberations on the judge's order. At some point, attorneys for both sides asked for and were denied a mistrial. By late Monday afternoon, the panel rang a bell signaling a verdict. But their decision, reversing the earlier finding, caught most in the courtroom off guard. The jury voted 6-2 to award Roach $5 million and Falkner $3 million. The men had sought $20 million and $15 million, respectively. Obviously, those jurors just got too tired to continue to argue the meaning of "flammable". posted by Sydney on 7/10/2002 08:26:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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