Legal Opinion

Murphy v. Roth

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 5, 2016No. 4D14-4830Published

1Opinion of the Court

LINDSEY, NORMA S„

Associate Judge.

Michele L. Murphy .(hereinafter “Plaintiff’) appeals from a final judgment and seeks review of an order denying her motion for a new trial. Plaintiff contends that a juror engaged in misconduct by posting comments about the case on social media and by failing to disclose certain information during voir dire. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying Plaintiffs motion for a new trial based on this alleged misconduct. For the reasons set forth below, we find that it did not and affirm.

This case involved an automobile…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Canakaris v. CanakarisSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  2. Dietz v. BouldinSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  3. De La Rosa v. ZequeiraSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  4. United States v. FumoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
  5. Roberts Ex Rel. Estate of Roberts v. TejadaSupreme Court of Florida · 2002

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