Why is that jurors aren't allowed to talk to each other between breaks?
151671
It's just how it is done.  It's partly so other people might not over hear you talking while you are getting some coffee or food or whatever.  Also, they want you to wait to discuss until after you have seen ALL of the evidence and heard everything about the case.  Once you have been presented with everything, then you can go into deliberation and discuss the case.
1126384
No, it's rude to talk to more than one person at a time.  Finish your conversation with Pizza Hut and then you can talk to grumpydaysleeper all you want about whatever you want.
143430
Having served on a murder jury already, I would choose to be on a case where there's a parking dispute or someone didn't pay their rent. Murder is hard. If you have the power to send someone to death, it is not as fun as it might seem.
130803
people just dont have time for each other. they want to fulfill other committments first. when they do talk, there are barriers in communciation and that starts fights. it's the rushed lifestyle thats causing problems.
780265
The real answer is that if a jury trial is not asked for within a specified time limit, it is waived.  They ask before they know if they want one or not to preserve their client's right to one.
603718
Every state has it's own rules.  I've served on juries in TX and MO.  Neither paid very much, certainly a fraction of my regular pay.\n\nMy company allowed me to choose if I wanted to keep the jury pay or turn it over to them.  If I turned it over to the company I would be paid my regular salary regardless of the length of the trial.  If I kept it, I would be put on vacation until my vacation pay ran out and then on unpaid leave of absense for the remainder of the time.  As the jury pay was only about 10% of my regular salary, I signed the check over to the company.\n\nMost states have laws that will protect your job if you are serving on a jury.  It's generally left up to the employer as to how to handle the pay issue.  Many larger companies are like mine, but not all of my fellow jurors were so lucky.  As they say, Freedom isn't Free!
272073
Normally sitting down and talking is a good way. If everyone is busy in their own thing perhaps you should set aside a time where you all can discuss your problems, and hear each other out.
595123
If they refuse talk to you when you notify them you are recording their conversation I would think they are getting ready to lie to you. If they are aware the conversation is being recorded it is admissable in court and they probably do not want that.
1040893
Yes they can BUT be aware that once something is minuted and recorded, it cant be changed by other members to reflect the issue / themselves in a different light. The minutes will be heard at the next club meeting, after apologies received. The members will have a chance at this point to comment on the contents of the previous minutes, for example give the group an update on a point raised previously, or alert members present to spelling mistakes.
165085
It looks like they weren't required to give you the breaks before so they are within the law not giving you breaks now.\n\nUnless you are a minor, then you are required to get a 15 minute break for every 4 hours you work.
1065574
they attempt to get you to solve the problem yourself to reduce call volume so people who really really need to talk to a rep dont have to wait an hour.....alot of things can be accomplished with a little bit of thinking and patience....you dont necessarily need to talk to a representative
1009752
None of us has time! but... it is your civic duty to participate now and again!  There are specific criteria that will relieve you of jury duty, but you still need to show up and allow the judge to review your petition/request and dismiss you legally.  As far as trying to act like a @#$ a..hole in the courtroom and prejudice your responses, be careful-you can be held in contempt and perjury in a courtroom is very expensive!!
324630
I was once asked for jury duty but was not selected.\nI would love to sit on a jury, especially if it is an interesting case.\nIt is a good way to find out how our legal system works or doesn't work.\nHowever, would not relish sitting in court for months on end.\nIn Canada, an employer cannot deduct pay if you have been picked as a juror.
144645
No one can - that is why a jury has so many members.
888029
Another reason they settle is so that they are assured of the outcome and not surprised by a jury verdict , juries can be hard to read, and there is peace of mind in negotiating something and knowing the outcome instead of waiting on pins and needles for a jury to come in.
82910
It is rude. It is rude to the person with whom you are dining, it is rude to the other patrons, it is rude to the waitstaff. Unless you are a medical professional on call, a lawyer waiting to hear that the jury is ready to hand down a verdict or awaiting word that someone close to you is in labor, there is nothing that is so important that you cannot turn off the phone for an hour and check your voicemail after the meal and away from the table.
981462
I hate it when that happens. I get on a roll and I'm in a zone passing time by entertaining myself and then all the sudden they kick me. It does suck. It seems like every time they shut me down, there are good questions galore.