BlackBerrys and iPhones wreaking havoc on trials


	BlackBerrys and iPhones wreaking havoc on trials

glennbah

3-17-2009 10:18 PM

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Last week, a building products company asked an Arkansas court to overturn a $12.6 million judgment, claiming that a juror used Twitter to send updates during the civil trial.

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3-17-2009 11:27 PM

ellington

AFRAID SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE TO WORK AROUND THIS ,SAY SHORT TRIALS HOUSE ARREST NO PHONES ETC, LONG TRIALS ? WHO KNOWS,

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