Kirk Manuel v. MDOW Insurance Company

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• finding that a distant relative on the jury without more evidence of partiality was not an extreme situation warranting a finding of implied bias
• describing NFPA 921 as a “reliable method” for determining fire causation, but “not the only method of fire investigation that [the Eighth Circuit] has approved” (citation and internal quotation omitted)
• applying plain- error review to expert testimony admitted without objection before or during trial
• fire investigator examined the site and spoke with witnesses
• juror knew two witnesses as a former teacher

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).