“Humpty Dumpty” and Recalling a Discharged Jury

Dietz v. Bouldin, ___ U.S. ___ (2016).  When a judge discharges a jury in a civil case, and only thereafter realizes that the jury verdict contains an error, is there anything that can be done?  That was the question in this case, decided today by the Supreme Court of the United States.  By a 6-2 […]

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