A New Jersey appeals court threw out a $62,000 sexual harassment verdict against an Islamic storekeeper because the jury heard testimony that he liked Osama bin Laden and had dined with him.
The appellate panel ruled that the trial judge should have granted a mistrial or at least instructed the jury that the testimony was irrelevant — saying the “patently prejudicial” evidence might have played a decisive role in the verdict.
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