We gathered data from few of our recent Alameda County (CA) jury selections. In this post you’ll find helpful information about the most commonly used statistics, like age and education. In a separate post, we cover these same jurors’ key opinions of lawsuits and damages awards. Age The majority of Alameda County jurors fall between […]
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We’re Not in East Texas Anymore… The Eastern District of Texas has already experienced a significant decline in patent case filings since the May 2017 United States Supreme Court decision, TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Groups Brands. Researchers trace this decline, and report that Delaware and California are likely to see a significant increase […]
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Many patent cases are expected to shift venue from the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, to the federal courts in both Delaware and the Northern District of California. However, many cases will still be tried in this popular Texas venue. The following demographics provide a glimpse of the backgrounds that Eastern District of Texas […]
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Almost all of our Bay Area jury selections indicate a strong presence of jurors who have training in engineering. For example, in 2010, we were working with a client on a case in the San Francisco Division of the Northern District of California. The seated jury had a total of eight jurors, and six of […]
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The Los Angeles Division of the of the Central District of California has a unique demographic makeup. 33% of jury eligible population are Millennials (under 35 years old) 27% are 55 or older 47% Hispanic 70% are people of color 50% Democrat 19% of workers are in the Service industry (Comparison of five key patent […]
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