Can we trust juries with medical malpractice cases?

[chay]

I’ve been doing a lot of research for a medical malpractice attorney. He’s worked in the business, for both the plaintiff and defense for 30 years. He knows his stuff as well as most doctors or scientists I’ve met. However, it’s very complicated stuff. The type of person that cannot conspire to get out of jury duty will be very unlikely to understand the highly scientific, technical nature of what both sides are arguing. I would contend the average person would likely be clueless as to whether malpractice was committed or not even after hearing all the evidence.

Does this make our system of justice in this regard fundamentally flawed?

[toryn34]

yes, same applies to fraud and anything that depends on science but that's the justice system.