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		rayiner on May 5, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Jury in Oracle v. Google has reached a verdict on ... Expert witnesses are also on sale for the highest bidder. Pot, kettle, etc.

busyant on May 5, 2012 [–]

Agreed. But the experts that have told me this have been both "plaintiff's experts" and "defense experts" (this is in pharmaceutical product liability) and they maintain this opinion about their juries irrespective of winning or losing.

*edit: clarity.

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