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eNews: The True Story of the McDonald's Coffee Case
May 10— “The facts were so overwhelmingly against the company,” said a juror in the case, Betty Farnham. Now, find out how twelve everyday Americans decided Stella Liebeck’s case was not a joke. Full story
Law Day: Safeguarding Your Right to a Trial by Jury
May 2— For all the complaints about the jury system, the evidence suggests that juries get it right almost all of the time. In a recent American Bar Association study, Perceptions of the U.S. Justice System, a sampling of the American public agreed by a 78 to 17% margin that "the jury system is the most fair way to determine the guilt or innocence of a person accused of a crime." Full story
Imaginary Cases & Urban Legends: The Stella Awards Debunked
February 1— Urban myths like the "Stella Awards" aren't just cute or harmless jabs at trial lawyers and our legal system. They clearly are part of a massive disinformation campaign designed to undermine Americans' confidence in our legal system and to benefit powerful corporate interests at the expense of average people harmed by corporate wrongdoing and indifference. Read more.
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