Two former Jefferson County, Mississippi, jurors have filed a $6 billion lawsuit against CBS' "60 Minutes" and a newspaper owner over comments about the size of jury awards in the county. Anthony Berry and Johnny Anderson said the news program defamed them in a segment that called the county a haven for "jackpot justice." Berry was among jurors who made a $150 million verdict in an asbestos case, and Anderson sat on a jury that awarded a $150 million judgment in a diet drug case. They are seeking $597 million in actual damages and $5.9 billion in punitive damages.
Ummm... Lemme get this straight: they feel defamed because 60 Minutes said they were on juries that awarded ridiculous amounts — so they're suing CBS for ridiculous amounts?
I guess that makes sense. Not a lot of sense, but sense... |