Drew v. Couch

OPINION OF THE COURT

NICHOLAS P. GEEKER, Circuit Judge.

This cause is before the Court pursuant to notice upon plaintiffs’ motion for new trial and defendants’ renewed motion for directed verdict. The Court has considered the post-hearing memoranda submitted in support of and in opposition to the pending motions and concludes as follows:

*25 NEW TRIAL MOTION

Plaintiffs seek a new trial following an adverse jury verdict premised on juror misconduct stemming from responses given by one juror during the jury selection process. In conducting the voir dire examination, one of the plaintiffs’ attorneys…