Our survey asked participants to offer reasons about why they could not follow the court’s instruction to treat a corporation and an individual equally.
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4 Takeaways from Our Corporate Responsibility Research
Bonora Rountree conducted an online survey with 300 jury-eligible California residents to explore public opinions regarding Corporate Personhood and Corporate Responsibility. What follows are a few key findings from our research. For more information about our survey methodology and results, email us at info@br-tcr.com.
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Corporate Personhood & Public Opinion
Corporate personhood is the most widely known legal fiction and the most likely to trigger strong opinions. In jury selections that we’ve conducted, most potential jurors appear willing to treat a corporation the same as individuals.
Read moreIn Their Own Words: Jurors’ Opinions of “Collective Knowledge” of a Corporation
After asking jurors about their understanding of, and agreement with, the Collective Knowledge jury instruction, we asked them to explain what the instruction meant to them in their own words. The instruction read as follows: The knowledge obtained by corporate employees acting within the scope of their employment is imputed to the corporation. Accordingly, if […]
Read moreIn Their Own Words: 4 Reasons Why Some Jurors Are Willing to Treat a Corporation and an Individual Equally
66% of the 300 California residents and potential jurors we surveyed said they would have no problem with treating an individual and a corporation equally.
Read moreRespondeat Superior & Public Opinion
Are jurors reluctant to hold corporations responsible for the negligent and criminal acts of its employees? Judges are sometimes surprised by the biased opinions that jurors have. For example, we were working for the plaintiff in a case where an employer was being sued for the alleged negligent acts of an employee. One of the voir […]
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