Re: IBM bathroom patent symbolic of US patent ills

["Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim Thompson wrote:
>
> On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:20:27 -0600, "Jim Hewitt"
> <jim.hewitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >
> >"James Arthur" <dagmargoodboat@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >news:6b6af1d7-b377-4f9c-8334-b0e844e941ac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >>> Absolutely!  I have to tell you the most bizarre story related to this.
> >>>
> >>> I was on a jury once.  Both the plaintiff and the defandent has their own
> >>> 'expert' witness about a particular medical fact.  The opinions where
> >>> diametrically opposed.  But it turns out that the two experts were
> >>> partners
> >>> in the same company.  We all had a good chuckle when that came out.
> >>>
> >>> So I agree with your Newton's law analogy but somehow it makes me sad.
> >>> In
> >>> law it appears that the truth depends on how much you are willing to
> >>> spend
> >>> for it.
> >>>
> >>> Jim
> >>
> >> It's a tough spot for a juror to be in--the court restricts the info
> >> you're allowed to consider, often to expert testimony.  And we've all
> >> seen a lot of wrong experts.
> >>
> >> Our adversarial system allows giving only the info that supports your
> >> position.  I call that lying.
> >>
> >> The other side is supposed to notice and provide counterpoint.  It's a
> >> good system, but the lawyers have turned it into a caricature.  It
> >> still works amazingly well.  Could be even better, methinks, if both
> >> sides aimed more for truthfulness.
> >
> >Agreed!
> >
> >> But, then again, I've never been selected as a juror...
> >
> >Doubtful I will (allow myself to) be selected again for a jury, after my
> >first experience.
> >
> >Unless it has to do with a patent.  (There, brought us back on topic!)
> >
> >Jim
> >
>
> It's easy to stay off juries... "Hang the SOB" ;-)


   And the defendant, too!


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