The Runaway Jury (1996) (edit title/settings)

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• Angel Weese: Juror on the trial.
• Celeste Wood: Plaintiff in the trial.
• Jerry Fernandez: Juror on the trial.
• Hoppy Dupree: Husband of Millie Dupree.
• Stella Hulic: Juror on the trial.
• Herman Grimes: Juror on the trial
• Millie Dupree: Juror on the trial
• Lonnie Shaver: Juror on the trial.
• Wendall Rohr: Lawyer for the plaintiff, Celeste Wood.
• Nicholas Easter: Juror on the trial
• Rankin Fitch: He is a consultant for the "Big 4" tobacco companies

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• “Every jury has a leader, and that's where you find your verdict.”

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• Carl Nussman, a lawyer from Chicago who no longer practiced law but instead ran his own jury consulting firm.

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• Luther Vandemeer, CEO of Trellco, and his former protégé, Larry Zell, now CEO of Listing Foods,

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• D. Martin Jankle, the most nervous of the bunch. He ran U-Tab, as it was formerly known, an abbreviation for an old company which for years was called Union Tobacco

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• WENDALL ROHR made his first fortune in the suing game when two offshore oil workers were burned on a

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• “Dear Mr. Fitch: Tomorrow, juror number two, Easter, will wear a gray pullover golf shirt with red trim, starched khakis, white socks, and brown leather shoes, lace-up.”

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• “Yeah. Juror number twelve, Fernandez, will walk into the courtroom in about twenty minutes holding a copy of Sports Illustrated. It’s the October 12 issue with Dan Marino on the cover.”

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• She had collected two degrees by the time she settled in Lawrence, and because she wasn’t eager to initiate a career, she was pondering the option of law school, that great American baby-sitter for directionless postgrads.

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• Rohr met Celeste Wood, the widow of Jacob Wood, through a young lawyer who had prepared Jacob’s

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• Jumper, the courtroom deputy who took the note from Marlee thirteen days earlier and handed it to Fitch,

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• As the senior partner for Whitney & Cable & White, Sir Durr had been carefully selected by Fitch to handle the bulk of the courtroom work for Pynex.

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• Biloxi, Mississippi

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Preceded by The Odyssey, and followed by Dear John.

Preceded by Running With Scissors, and followed by Pride and Prejudice (A SmartPass Audio Study Guide).

Preceded by Uglies, and followed by The Bad Beginning.

Preceded by The Joy Luck Club, and followed by The Devil Wears Prada.

Followed by Executive Orders.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. John Grisham (Author)

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• Library of Congress: PS3557.R5355 R8
• Dewey: 813.54

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• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Authors, A-Z › ( G ) › Grisham, John
• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Legal
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary

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• John Grisham: Author's website

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• Runaway Jury (IMDb): (2003) Starring John Cusack, Rachel Weisz, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman; Directed by Gary Fleder

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