Uhhhhh. There wasn't a single thing that sided me with the plaintiff. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing.
Uhhhhh. There wasn't a single thing that sided me with the plaintiff. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing.
- Blue collar - 30 or older - Household income < 50k - employed part time/unemployed - social services, left-leaning causes - don't like puzzles or games w/ rules/concentration
The last 4 are about how likely you are to influence other jurors, which increases your risk score.
It's a bit disappointing, given that at face value I'm very sympathetic to the plaintiff (think the parent/family/long term "that could be me" angle) and I'd consider siding with her except in specific cases such as one where she willingly agreed to high-risk investments.
Also, from the "do you like crosswords" question, if you say "no" you get this:
> This is a question about your cognitive style. The plaintiff lawyer believes you may be more likely to respond to the plaintiff's more emotional theme of victimhood rather than looking deeply at the legal and financial details.
I read that as "we don't really have a case, but if our jury identifies with the old woman, they may rule in her favor out of compassion".
The most common scenario in this situation is that investment adviser did not make her aware with risks. Someone at that age generally would not want to risk everything they had.
Of course if it is obvious that she was aware of the risks associated with it and the adviser was honest then I would side with him.
I believe the point of jury is to rule in a way that seems most sensible (based on ethics and not necessarily having to agree with the law).