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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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 […]
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They’re a local fixture. 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. Of the eight seated jurors, six of them […]
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The jury pool for the District Court of Delaware differs from other key patent venues and has a significant population of African Americans. Compared to venues in the Northern and Central Districts of California, the District of Delaware has a somewhat strong Republican base. However, compared to the Eastern District of Texas, the District’s Republican […]
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The jury pool in the Northern District of California, Oakland/San Francisco Division is unique. Specifically, the level of both education and income demographics is much higher than what we see in other key patent venues. 50% of residents are younger than 45 years old 22% Asian American 50% with Bachelor’s Degree or higher Median household […]
Read moreBonora 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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As a key patent venue, San Jose has a uniquely educated population. Employment in STEM fields is common. Sixty-four percent of residents are people of color. Here are some of our other demographic findings: 26% Asian American 19% have a Graduate Degree 46% of households earn $100K or more Median household income is $77,510 16.41% […]
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The Los Angeles Division 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 venues) […]
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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.
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