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The Effects of Social Media on Jury Trials

Having just finished a highly publicized jury trial in Indiana involving three wrongful death claims against the Indiana Department of Transportation, I can tell you that the jury’s access to social media, internet news and other sites was adressed with them every time the jury left the courtroom. Jury access to the internet and social…

iJuror – Using the iPad in Jury Selection

This is one of a series of posts we will be doing on iPad apps for lawyers. Some of these apps will need video to properly display the power and features of the app, such as iAnnotate, however our first app is pretty self-explanatory. iJuror assists attorneys in selecting a jury. By Front9Technologies, iJuror is…

Jurors Using Google and the Internet

We all know the story of a lone jury member disregarding his/her instructions given by the presiding judge in a case and reading the newspaper or catching the local news to find out information about the case on which he/she is sitting.  However, apparently a new and more disturbing trend has arisen, jury members who…