A New Jersey trial judge’s brief ex parte exchange with seemingly deadlocked jurors—followed almost immediately by a unanimous no-cause verdict—was enough to give a personal injury plaintiff another shot at a recovery.
“Within approximately one hour of the court’s statement, the jury announced its unanimous verdict,” the Appellate Division observed in Weber v. Patel, ordering a new trial in the verbal threshold case. “Prejudice is presumed. The verdict cannot stand.”
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