Re: IBM bathroom patent symbolic of US patent ills

[Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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
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>>> 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" ;-)

                                        ...Jim Thompson
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