Observant judge
Someone in the US ran a bogus contests. There was a lawsuit. The jury wanted to to award $1 million USD, and split it between the 1,800 contestants. So far so good.
Then someone made a mistake, and wrote the decision in a way that indicates each of the contestants is to receive $1 million USD,
not just their relative part. Well, mistakes happen, but luckily
everything has to be reviewed, so surely some clerk or the judge will
catch it, right?
Wrong. The judge apparently didn’t think a punishment of $1.8 billion USD was anything extraordinary, the trial was concluded successfully, and the jury were released.
And since due process is… due, instead of saying oops and fixing it, there has to be an official motion and considerations.
I almost wish the judge would decide to let the jury decision stand, just to see how it will go…
February 24th, 2005 at 23:31 EET | Categories: Legal |
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