VEIKOS v. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CATHRINE VEIKOS, Case No. 2:20-cv-04408-JDW , v. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, . MEMORANDUM Juries are the bedrock of the American justice system. So in posttrial motions after a jury verdict, judges have to strike a balance. On the one hand, we have to avoid playing Monday morning quarterback and second-guessing a jury’s verdict. Otherwise, jury trials become de facto advisory verdicts. On the other hand, we have to guard against jury decisions that are irrational. The jury system can’t become a game…