This is a procedural matter, but with just under two weeks remaining before the start of the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports vs. NASCAR antitrust lawsuit, both sides continue to work out the details of the preparation work.
In Tuesday’s case, it was a back-and-forth of jury instructions and its verdict questionnaire.
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The trial will take place before nine jurors in a process expected to last two weeks (10 days). At the conclusion of the trial, the jury will decide whether or not it believes that NASCAR acted in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
In fact, Judge Kenneth D. Bell also reserves the right to overturn this decision if he believes that the law has not been followed, in other words a decision. judgment as a question of law decision.
As part of this entire process, both parties work to develop the jury questionnaire and verdict form. Both sides may object to details and the other side is encouraged to try to compromise, but the judge may ultimately rule on any of these issues or simply write his or her own decision.
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But good faith compromise is the goal of the process.
“The parties reserve the right to modify the proposed instructions or to propose additional instructions based on, among other reasons, other discussions, meetings and conferences of the parties, other orders or clarifications of the Court and evidence admitted at trial.”
In the documents below, you will see the general direction on what both sides want the jury to focus on during the trial, but also what elements each side wants removed from this process for reasons they believe are procedurally or legally justified.
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Instructions proposed to the jury
23XI, Front v. Trial Jury Instruction Form NASCAR (draft) by mattweavermedia
Proposed Verdict Questionnaire
23XI, Front v. Trial Verdict Form NASCAR (draft) by mattweavermedia
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