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Jan. 14, 2019

Attorneys for ex-USC coach argue implied jury bias tainted NCAA trial

Whether a juror in the Todd McNair NCAA defamation trial whose employer Latham & Watkins LLP previously filed briefs for the organization in the case was enough to show implied bias was the key question during a motion for new trial.

Attorneys for ex-USC coach argue implied jury bias tainted NCAA trial
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LOS ANGELES -- Whether a juror in the Todd McNair NCAA defamation trial whose employer Latham & Watkins LLP previously filed briefs in the case was enough to show implied bias was the key question during a motion for new trial Friday.

Attorneys at Greene, Broillet & Wheeler LLP lost the trial last year after the jury found the NCAA did not defame the former assistant USC football coach when in a wide-ranging sanctions repor...

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