Defendants in an asbestos trial recently filed a motion for mistrial claiming that the online voir dire process was flawed. According to the defendants, many jurors were either absent or distracted during voir dire. The distractions ranged from jurors working out to herding pets and children to multitasking with other electronic devices. While many have welcomed the idea of online jury selection, this motion illustrates the challenges of keeping jurors engaged.
To read more about the motion see the article below.
ABAJournal.com: Potential jurors exercised, curled up on bed during virtual voir dire, motion says in asbestos case