Jury Challenge Can't Be Denied to Ensure Racial Balance, Rules Michigan Supreme Court

Lawyers USAJuly 09, 2010

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A defendant's challenge to a prospective African-American juror in a negligence case could not be denied for the sole reason of preserving racial balance on the jury, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled in vacating a $14.9 million verdict.

The plaintiff was injured and his wife killed when they were passengers in an airport shuttle that crashed.

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Jury Challenge Can't Be Denied to Ensure Racial Balance, Rules Michigan Supreme Court

He sued the operator of the shuttle for negligence.

The shuttle ...

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