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		zacinbusiness on Nov 26, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Jury: Newegg infringes Spangenberg patent, must pa... I've never had the pleasure of serving in a jury. How does it work? I have been under the impression that all jury members must agree on a single verdict? I know for a fact that I would not agree with this verdict. And I can't rationalize finding against Newegg here. Can someone who can see the other side (whether or not you agree) explain it here?

valleyer on Nov 26, 2013 [–]

You're thinking of criminal cases. Many civil trials only require a certain majority (say, nine of twelve) to find a verdict.

zacinbusiness on Dec 4, 2013 | [–]

Ah! I didn't know that. And of course most (all?) of these cases are civil cases. That makes much more sense to me, thanks!

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