Posted On: February 11, 2008, 12:48 pm CST

Posted By: SWFL Mark

Wudchuck, your problem is that you are looking at this too sensibly. You're correct on all counts. The problem is that the jury didn't see it this way, and sadly, were not capable of seeing it this way. The prevailing thought among most people now is that "someone has to be at fault and someone has to pay for it" and unfortunately this has permiated into the thoughts & minds of jurors. Just becuase they are jurors it doesn't raise their level of personal responsibility or lower their dislike for large corporations. Everyone loses with verdicts like these.