A discrimination suit by a former flight attendant against Atlantic East Airlines is going to trial. Jury selection has begun. An executive from Atlantic East notices that a member of the potential juror panel was a flight attendant responsible for pregnancy leave reforms among airline flight attendants during the 1980s. This potential juror is no longer a flight attendant and is raising two small children at home. The executive informs Atlantic East's lawyer. Can the lawyer do anything to prevent the woman from sitting on the jury?

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Nehemiah Rowe

14 September, 16:55

A discrimination suit by a former flight attendant against Atlantic East Airlines is going to trial. Jury selection has begun. An executive from Atlantic East notices that a member of the potential juror panel was a flight attendant responsible for pregnancy leave reforms among airline flight attendants during the 1980s. This potential juror is no longer a flight attendant and is raising two small children at home. The executive informs Atlantic East's lawyer. Can the lawyer do anything to prevent the woman from sitting on the jury?

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Thomas Vargas · Answer 1

Yes

Explanation:

In law a person who have direct relationship with a case be it a relationship with jury can be asked to excuse the the sittings will another replaces on the bench.

Atlantic East Lawyer simply needs to inform the panel of his discovery, and when he does the case will be look into and when found to be the true, the honourable panel will simply as the labelled lawyer to excuse herself.