Civil Litigation
Mar. 9, 2022
Civil Jury Instructions: Genesis and Evolution
While litigants accept the inevitability of pretrial arguments over jury instructions, the process by which these instructions originate is not universally understood.
Panda L. Kroll
Founder
Panda Kroll, Esq. & Associates.
Panda represents both employers and employees in labor disputes.
While litigants accept the inevitability of pretrial arguments over jury instructions, the process by which these instructions originate is not universally understood. In 1997, the Judicial Council of California -- a policymaking body of the California courts -- created its Task Force on Jury Instructions, which was charged with "accurately stating existing law in a way that is understandable to the average juror." The Judicial Council of California Civil Jury Instruc...
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