Oracle v Google
"Trials are so sensational." "Jury duty is a drag." "Famous people pay their way to justice." Our complaints demonstrate how we take our open system for granted. Not without reason, unfortunately: Participation in the legal system is demanding, not well compensated ($15/day!) and disruptive. I would not want, could not afford to and would be completely stressed out by sitting on a jury for eight weeks. However, it wasn’t me in the jury box so, along with my close litigator friend who advised me on the finer points, I sat back to enjoy Day 2 of Oracle v. Google. The Peninsula giants faced off in the United States District Court for Northern California and conducted a very well executed trial. Very well executed. Excuse my pop culture references but if you've never seen a trial, you're apt to imagine courtroom scenes from shows like Law & Order. This trial dwarfed any set from that show. Where the TV attorneys are seate