Improper 'Golden Rule' Argument Voids $30M Collision Verdict

By Y. Peter Kang ( January 20, 2021, 10:07 PM EST) -- A California appeals court vacated a $30 million verdict Wednesday in a suit accusing a commercial truck driver of causing a motorist's collision death, saying plaintiffs' counsel improperly invoked the "Golden Rule" by asking the jury to imagine themselves in the motorist's shoes. . . .

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