Special Interrogatories to Juries in Civil Cases

Empirical analysis of juries in tort cases

Throughout its history, the jury has attracted both stiff criticism and unqualified praise, viewed by turns as an incompetent, naïve, and biased decision maker and as an astute repository of folk wisdom and common sense. Here, we examine how the American jury actually behaves in the tort cases that produce the majority of civil jury trials. The evidence shows that juries usually use reasonable ...

Should Juries Hear Complex Patent Cases?

A debate has arisen within the legal community over the existence and constitutionality of a so-called “complexity exception” to the Seventh Amendment. This exception would give a judge the discretion to deny a jury trial in a civil case if he or she feels that the issue is too complex for a jury to decide properly. This iBrief discusses the constitutionality of the complexity exception and the...

Doctors & Juries

Book Review: Cases on Civil Procedure

Representative Juries: Examining the Initial and Eligible Pools of Juries