The case was later settled in arbitration.
I could imagine that juror to be slightly biased toward the defendant once they had been saved by the defendant. No wonder the judge had to call a mistrial.
Afterwards the judge ruled a mistrial to avoid biases from any of the potential jurors who saw him save a life, and rescheduled his trial for a later date.
Literally in the article.
You actually read the article on here? Respect!
Yeah, I couldn’t fit all of the relevant info in the title without making it incomprehensible
There is a text body for summaries and such.
There’s also the article, you lazy bones
I’m not here to read articles. I’m here to read headlines and complain about imaginary scenarios I scared myself into trough just going with my first emotional response…and I’m all out of headlines.
And I used it
All of the jurors should be assumed to be biased after that. A mistrial is the right thing to do.
Gotta keep em separated
Copycat!
How many degrees does the collective of “The Offspring” have? It’s been decades and I keep finding out that these are highly qualified people who went back to what I’m doing.
I did a deep dive into their Wikipedia pages, and these are the only two members where it’s mentioned. The band history is dramatic af though, and someone documented it very well, if you’re ever stuck for something to read in a waiting room
Fucking overachievers, lol! I want to be a doctor. No, a rockstar.
Check out Iron Maiden
Leave it to a drummer to specialize in gynecology
well as the old joke goes
“what has three legs and a cunt on top?”
“a drum stool”
“Screening jurors for telltale signs of an impending heart attack is the oldest trick in the book!” - Saul Goodman
I knew the lead singer had a phd in molecular biology, but how good a story would this be to tell at a party? He must have felt so vindicated.
The judge didn’t let him go because he did a good thing. A mistrial isn’t a not guilty verdict. It’s basically just saying, “This trial is fucked beyond repair, try again.”
The judge ordered a mistrial because the other jurors would likely be swayed by him saving another juror’s life and rule in his favor despite evidence of his guilt.
The case went to arbitration after that.
I would absolutely consider ending a lawsuit with a negotiation instead of a negative judgment to be a win. Obviously the jury pool would have been biased in favor of the doctor, but they could have requested a new jury.
That’s was up to the plaintiff, not the judge. As it was a civil suit it was probably too expensive them to pay to panel another jury and then re-argue the case. Lawyers are expensive.
Exactly.
He could have seen another trial, but it’d be with a new jury.
Arbitration is usually faster and cheaper than setting up a brand new trial.
This was a civil trial, “guilty” was never an option
Regardless, a mistrial doesn’t mean the defendant is off the hook.
Malpractice suites happen to good doctors all the time. And for good reason. Nobody can be perfect and mistakes will happen. Typically in most cases a mistake did happen and the doctor is just trying to minimize insurance impacts. They know they fucked up and usually feel like shit but can’t have a real conversation because of legal reasons.
