[BenLurkin]

I don’t blame the juries. It’s the greedy plaintiff lawyers who are the problem.

[Sequoyah101]

It takes a stupid jury to make the finding.

Responsibility?

[SES1066]

I don’t blame the juries. It’s the greedy plaintiff lawyers who are the problem.

I know what you are saying and have some degree of agreement but this is a raid on deep pockets and the jury members are culpable in it! As a fact, the tort lawyers will be permitted to eliminate any juror candidate who can add to 10 without using their fingers in the 'voir dire' process. Then they use the emotions as guided by their psychology advisors to up the financial awards.

Almost certainly, if the ruling stands, the award will be reduced by the judge or, if appealed, be remanded for a reduced charging. The problem derives from the fact that the judicial system has wandered far from the original US Constitution requirement of a 'jury of peers' to the current 'jury of unwilling but unthinking'!

[Tipllub]

I don’t blame the juries. It’s the greedy plaintiff lawyers who are the problem.

Huh? The juries could put the greedy plaintiff lawyers out of business anytime they want to.

[RightOnTheBorder]

I totally blame this jury. They know Tesla bears 0 responsibility but don’t want the company to be able to counter sue for attorney fees.

[Paul R.]

I do blame the juries. I was foreman on a jury in such a case, once upon a time. Well, ok, it was a somewhat less egregious case, but, still pretty over the top in terms of asking for damages. Luckily, at least back then people in my community seemed to be a more sensible. I only had to explain to 2 of my fellow jurors why any liability / award of damages was nonsense....

[Paul R.]

Oops, strike that “a”... :-)