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...stunned to read about the man who jumped in front of a subway car in a suicide attempt and then collected a $650,000 award for his efforts [Jan. 9]. This story illustrates once again the sham our legal system has become. Any sane juror would have made no award and instead would have held the plaintiffs family and attorney responsible for all legal and court costs...
...size of an award is influenced by many factors-for one, the jury's perception of who will be paying. In suits brought against subway or bus authorities by crime victims, says Chicago Attorney Philip Corboy, "jurors recognize that it's their own tax dollars that pay for the award." And a juror's financial status may matter. Says New York's Moran: "The banker in Westchester won't give you a nickel, while Bronx jurors will give you the courthouse...
...evening of classic G&S fare begins with the one-act Trial by Jury, which features cleverly staged dancing by the chorus of jurors and choruses of bridesmaids and women in court. The 1940s-style costumes adorn the simply set stage of a courtroom with judge's stand and Juror...
Mitterrand's travel restrictions provoke a Juror over "liberty...
...pitfalls. A defense attorney who badgers a young witness risks alienating the jury, so the lawyer must probe inconsistent statements gingerly. Alternatively, the attorney can play on the still common belief that a child's word should be given less weight than a grownup's. As one juror from Laurel, Md., said after the acquittal of a woman charged with sexually assaulting a young boy, "It's very difficult to put someone in prison for something so serious, based only on a child's story...