MONTGOMERY -- The Alabama Supreme Court refused a last-minute request by Exxon Mobil to stop jury selection Wednesday for the retrial of the state's record-setting lawsuit against the oil company. Exxon Mobil's attorneys contended the pool of potential jurors had been tainted by hundreds of letters that one of the state's attorneys, former Lt. Gov. Jere Beasley, sent to hundreds of people, asking if they knew anything about any of the potential jurors.
Posted by Editor at October 16, 2003 10:57 AM