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===== Attorneys Focus on Axanar Jury Selection ===== | ===== Attorneys Focus on Axanar Jury Selection ===== | ||
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Both sides in the Axanar copyright infringement suit have asked for a jury trial, banking on their ability to find jurors sympathetic to their case. | Both sides in the Axanar copyright infringement suit have asked for a jury trial, banking on their ability to find jurors sympathetic to their case. | ||
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+ | Attorneys submitted their proposed questions to U.S. District Court [[judge_r._gary_klausner|Judge R. Gary Klausner]] on December 30, 2016. The first days of Axanar' | ||
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- | Attorneys submitted their proposed questions to U.S. District Court [[judge_r._gary_klausner|Judge R. Gary Klausner]] on December 30, 2016. The first days of Axanar' | ||
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> Voir dire essentially consists of the questions the lawyers can ask the prospective jurors. So recognize most of these Axanar Pretrial Voir Dire questions are rather standard, (e.g., questions concerning educational levels, whether a person has seen press coverage of the case, etc.).(([[http:// | > Voir dire essentially consists of the questions the lawyers can ask the prospective jurors. So recognize most of these Axanar Pretrial Voir Dire questions are rather standard, (e.g., questions concerning educational levels, whether a person has seen press coverage of the case, etc.).(([[http:// | ||
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41. You may hear testimony from a number of expert witnesses. Are you acquainted with or do you know anything about the following potential witnesses: \\ | 41. You may hear testimony from a number of expert witnesses. Are you acquainted with or do you know anything about the following potential witnesses: \\ | ||
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42. You may hear testimony during trial from a number of other witnesses. Are you acquainted with or do you know anything about the following potential witnesses: \\ | 42. You may hear testimony during trial from a number of other witnesses. Are you acquainted with or do you know anything about the following potential witnesses: \\ | ||
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+ | As noted by Gershen-Siegel in Semantic Shenanigans, | ||
+ | * Whether the prospective juror might be biased against large corporations like the plaintiffs in favor of "the little guy." | ||
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+ | > Hence as might be expected, plaintiffs need to concern themselves with potential jurors who might ignore the facts and instead seek their own brand of ‘justice’ (an issue for either side, I might add). \\ \\ Furthermore, | ||
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