The Concept of Collective Knowledge The issue of whether a corporation’s conduct is “knowing” is often an important step in determining whether a corporation can be found guilty of criminal conduct. But how does a corporation “know” something? While this concept is sometimes difficult to discern for individuals, it is extremely complicated when the defendant […]
Read more66% 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 moreAre 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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In December 2016, we asked 204 jury-eligible residents of San Francisco County about their opinions regarding alleged construction defects at Millennium Tower in the SoMa District of San Francisco. We found that a vast majority of our survey participants had heard something about the construction defects at Millennium Tower. After providing a short summary of […]
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