Following a trial in which a jury awarded only $30,750 to a car wreck plaintiff who claimed nearly $250,000 in medical bills, her lawyers are seeking a new trial claiming that jurors were prejudiced against her because she didn't recite a pretrial Pledge of Allegiance.

The woman is a Jehovah's Witness, whose religious beliefs forbid reciting the pledge, said her attorney Michael Goldberg. He added that the defense attorney during closing arguments made a point of noting that “some of us do the Pledge of Allegiance.”

“We knew it was a difficult causation case that would turn on the plaintiff's credibility and were concerned about how she would be perceived because she is a Jehovah's Witness,” he said via email. “We spent most of voir dire asking the jurors about their feelings toward Jehovah's Witnesses, and as expected, many people had negative feelings toward them.”