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New Proposed Jury Instructions and Novell Tries Again on Prior Ct. Rulings

By Pamela Jones et al.

The parties in SCO v. Novell have, as promised, filed their proposed jury instructions. And SCO has filed a proposed Jury Verdict form. And Novell has filed a new motion regarding letting the jury know about prior court rulings. SCO has, Novell says, once again crossed the line, despite the court's admonition not to do so. In its examination of Dr. Gary Pisano, it again elicited damages information all the way to 2007, long after there were favorable, to Novell, court rulings. As a result, Novell should be allowed to defend itself by telling the jury about them. Dr. Christine Botosan also calculated her figures into 2007, and Novell in its cross examination should be allowed to ask her about events that happened during that time period. "The prejudice to Novell is palpable," Novell points out.

Full post as published by Groklaw on March 18, 2010 (boomark / email).