Florida Power & Light Co., rocked by a Miami jury's $37 million award in March for its role in the death of a 12-year-old girl, hired two private investigators shortly after the verdict to interview a juror -- an act that appears to violate both the Florida Bar ethics code and state law. The contact with the juror is the latest turn in the case involving the parents of a girl who was killed in a traffic accident after FPL cut power to a traffic light.
May 20, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Florida Power & Light Co., rocked by a Miami jury’s $37 million awardin March for its role in the death of a 12-year-old girl, hired twoprivate investigators shortly after the verdict to interview a juror �an act that appears to violate both the Florida Bar ethics code andstate law.
The parents of the girl claim that the company contacted the jury’sforeman in April and offered to pay him to help them determine whetherthe jury acted improperly in reaching its verdict against the electricutility.
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