· 2/21/2002
Roberts Ex Rel. Estate of Roberts v. Tejada
Citations
- 814 So. 2d 334
- 2002 WL 242908
How courts have described this case
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- noting that “a juror’s nondisclosure need not be intentional to constitute concealment”
- noting that “a juror’s nondisclosure need not be intentional to constitute concealment”
- noting that counsel clarified the trial court’s voir dire question regarding prior litigation when he “explained that the subject matter addressed ‘any kind of lawsuit, a divorce, a collection of a debt, a breach of contract, ... anything at all.’ ”
- delineating three elements, all of which must exist for a party to be awarded a new trial on the basis of juror nondisclosure
- \It is the trial court that should make [the determination of whether concealed information is material] upon application of proper principles.\
- “The information disclosed by other prospective jurors may be as important in any particular inquiry by counsel, because the dynamics and context of the entire process may define the parameters of that which should be disclosed.”
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Judges: Lewis
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