Actually in California only nine people need to agree in a civil trial. Royal Oakes on KNX said that it is likely that negotiations broke down severely, since it was surmised that the pro Sheridan side could have dickered over the dollar amount in order to get agreement. Instead there were either people vehemently against giving Sheridan a dime, or conversely some folks with high numbers that refused to come down on the dollar amount.
On Mar 19, 2012, at 1:09 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: After three days of deliberation in LA Superior Court, the jury was 8-4 in favor of Nicolette Sheridan in her claims of wrongful termination from "Housewives" against ABC and Disney--since it's gotta be unanimous, mistrial was called: http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/desperate-housewives-trial-judge-declares-mistrial-36295 Sheridan's attorney plans a new trial and claims victory just by the fact that eight jurors didn't believe the defense's claim that Sheridan was dropped for plot reasons and not because showrunner and creator Marc Cherry had allegedly struck her in the head in 2008. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
