Jury Duty Over

Jury Duty is officially over. The case I was closed, we deliberated, and now it is over. It was actually aggravating for me to sit on this case. Suffice it to say that it was about a minor car accident and it was completely frivolous.

I know all about Tort Reform and I can't say that I agree with that scenario. I don't think that a one size fits all approach is the way to go. That being said, there has to be some way to discourage the filing of frivolous lawsuits. I feel that the last five days were a waste of  time and taxpayers' money, not to mention the money that the defendant in this case had to lay out.

A good idea, though probably not feasible, if a case is decided in favor of the defendant and it is determined to be a frivolous case then the plaintiff should have to reimburse the defendant for court costs. 

I don't know that there is any solution to this problem. I can just say that I am glad this is over!