’WPCq ŪGN™źAXv®ļčĖüŌ§Ćī7w/.7ØŅy ąØZ«©*,ˆ[ÅŖ=¦&Ė!RžĀ…‚Ŗ“Ž‹^:c‰õ²éÆ2ƒ®†‚3s#I˜d‘®®•vŹŁK£Łį_] Ū÷ēædˆįĀĘŁŖ{"7¹ÆŪ[AüķšĘĀp­mŖŚ§žxQ·×†[Ļø;B¼r“ÓŸT²žł‘’*ŠĀÅsŃGĪ8Av“Ē4‰¹ $NtÅß+@>Ó)3?4<ŚHHĻ—X «Z”„>o óÆFwÜS–ß]u®Ö\¹«MØócqd‘Ć”“S ¬c•l]9ž£ÄāLrѽFų602ĶŅžRĄŁ«å-4_¦=žųšo/!ķ^0ļą]éhKR`ĄŚö®‘W ĒrA V”…RN^§„”£ē#4?Ū3j<«ĶS å*Ķŗ{Õwxéa,»n»§& ¼Ž{<h‚(…Œ?“õ7 ¹Öń4fģҁd)¢-ōJąoIfĘØV˜C—Äśv©„· ˆ# R£Iįw\¹C$ĮģŽ)ķėZķC™€T½~ąÉ40”$ØtĘźē”ąNēgy‰ŗČĆ®‘ŗ3ē’²ąž'oŁĀwÆš™č 3„pī¹»eH†i5Ų0”5PU#U0Ä %ō 0(św"4&:#ĮIN ^  mU@1*Ͼ¦ `CG TimesX($””#Yz,3|x˜HP LaserJet 4000 Series PCL 5e,,,,0ńƒ;.s ’U‹’ĄĄĄ(ČhH  Z‹(Times New Roman Ż ƒ!ŻŻ  ŻŌ_ŌÓÓŌ€ X aXXXŌą@EE"ģąINSTRUCTION€NO.€1ˆŠ ° Šą@źź ģąņ ņGENERAL€INSTRUCTIONSˆŠ ą Šó óĢMEMBERS€OF€THE€JURY:Š P   Šą  ąNow€that€you€have€heard€the€evidence€and€the€arguments,€it€becomes€my€duty€to€give€youŠ 0 € Šthe€instructions€of€the€court€as€to€the€law€applicable€to€this€case.Š `  Šą  ąIt€is€your€duty€as€jurors€to€follow€the€law€as€stated€in€the€instructions€of€the€court,€and€toŠ š@  Šapply€the€rules€of€law€so€given€to€the€facts€as€you€find€them€from€the€evidence€in€the€case.Š Š  Šą  ąCounsel€may€refer€to€these€instructions€in€their€arguments.€€If,€however,€any€differenceŠ ° Šappears€to€you€between€the€law€as€stated€by€counsel€and€that€stated€by€the€court€in€theseŠ ą Šinstructions,€you€are€of€course€to€be€governed€by€the€court's€instructions.Š pĄ Šą  ąYou€are€not€to€single€out€any€one€instruction€alone€as€stating€the€law,€but€must€considerŠ P  Šthe€instructions€as€a€whole.Š 0€ Šą  ąNeither€are€you€to€be€concerned€with€the€wisdom€of€any€rule€of€law€stated€by€the€court.€Š ` ŠRegardless€of€any€opinion€you€may€have€as€to€what€the€law€ought€to€be,€it€would€be€a€violationŠ š@ Šof€your€sworn€duty€to€base€a€verdict€upon€any€other€view€of€the€law€than€that€given€in€theseŠ Š  Šinstructions€of€the€court;€just€as€it€would€be€a€violation€of€your€sworn€duty,€as€judges€of€the€facts,Š °"  Što€base€a€verdict€upon€anything€but€the€evidence€in€the€case.Š $ą" Šą  ąJustice€through€trial€by€jury€must€always€depend€upon€the€willingness€of€each€individualŠ p&Ą!$ Šjuror€to€seek€the€truth€as€to€the€facts€from€the€same€evidence€presented€to€all€the€jurors;€and€toŠ P( #& Šarrive€at€a€verdict€by€applying€the€same€rules€of€law,€as€given€in€the€instructions€of€the€court.Š  0*€%( ŠŌ_Ōą@EE"ģąINSTRUCTION€NO.€2ˆŠ ° ŠĢą  ąYou€are€to€perform€your€duty€as€jurors€without€bias€or€prejudice€as€to€any€party.€€OurŠ pĄ Šsystem€of€law€does€not€permit€jurors€to€be€governed€by€sympathy,€prejudice,€or€public€opinion.€Š P   ŠBoth€the€parties€and€the€public€expect€that€you€will€carefully€and€impartially€consider€all€theŠ 0 € Ševidence€in€the€case,€follow€the€law€as€stated€by€the€court,€and€reach€a€just€verdict,€regardless€ofŠ `  Šthe€consequences.Š  š@  Šą@EE"ģąINSTRUCTION€NO.€3ˆŠ ° ŠĢą  ąNothing€said€in€these€instructions€and€nothing€in€the€verdict€form€prepared€for€yourŠ pĄ Šconvenience€is€meant€to€suggest€in€any€way€what€verdict€I€think€you€should€find.€€What€theŠ P   Šverdict€shall€be€is€the€sole€and€exclusive€duty€and€responsibility€of€the€jury.ą x ąŠ  0 € Šą@EE"ģąINSTRUCTION€NO.€4ˆŠ ° ŠĢą  ąThe€evidence€in€this€case€consists€of€the€sworn€testimony€of€the€witnesses,€the€exhibitsŠ pĄ Šreceived€in€evidence,€the€facts€which€may€have€been€admitted€or€stipulated,€and€any€factsŠ P   Šjudicially€noticed€by€the€court.Š 0 € Šą  ąStatements€and€arguments€of€counsel€are€not€evidence.€€When,€however,€the€attorneys€onŠ `  Šboth€sides€stipulate€or€agree€as€to€the€existence€of€a€fact,€the€jury€must,€unless€otherwiseŠ š@  Šinstructed,€accept€the€stipulation€and€regard€that€fact€as€conclusively€proved.Š Š  Šą  ąAny€evidence€to€which€an€objection€was€made€and€sustained€by€the€court,€and€anyŠ ° Ševidence€ordered€stricken€by€the€court,€must€be€entirely€disregarded.Š ą Šą  ąAnything€you€may€have€seen€or€heard€outside€of€this€courtroom€is€not€evidence,€and€mustŠ pĄ Šbe€entirely€disregarded.Š P  Šą  ąYou€are€to€consider€only€the€evidence€in€this€case.€€However,€in€your€consideration€of€theŠ 0€ Ševidence,€you€are€not€limited€to€the€statements€of€the€witnesses.€€On€the€contrary,€you€areŠ ` Špermitted€to€draw€from€the€facts€which€you€find€have€been€proved€such€reasonable€inferences€asŠ š@ Šseem€justified€in€light€of€your€experience.€€An€inference€is€a€deduction€or€conclusion€whichŠ Š  Šreason€and€common€sense€would€lead€you€to€draw€from€facts€which€are€established€by€theŠ °"  Ševidence€in€the€case.Š $ą" Šą  ąYou€should€weigh€all€of€the€evidence€in€the€case,€affording€each€piece€of€evidence€theŠ p&Ą!$ Šweight€or€significance€that€you€find€it€reasonably€deserves.Š  P( #& Šą@EE"ģąINSTRUCTION€NO.€5ˆŠ ° ŠĢą  ąThere€are€two€types€of€evidence€from€which€you€may€find€the€truth€as€to€the€facts€of€aŠ pĄ Šcase€„„€direct€evidence€and€circumstantial€evidence.€€Direct€evidence€is€the€testimony€of€one€whoŠ P   Šasserts€actual€knowledge€of€a€fact,€such€as€an€eyewitness.€€Circumstantial€evidence€is€proof€of€aŠ 0 € Šchain€of€facts€or€circumstances€indicating€the€existence€or€the€nonexistence€of€a€particular€fact,€orŠ `  Šthe€occurrence€or€nonoccurrence€of€a€particular€event.€€There€is€no€difference€between€the€weightŠ š@  Što€be€given€to€either€direct€or€circumstantial€evidence.€€Nor€is€a€greater€degree€of€certaintyŠ Š  Šrequired€of€circumstantial€evidence€than€of€direct€evidence.€€You€should€weigh€all€of€theŠ ° Ševidence€in€the€case,€giving€each€piece€of€evidence€the€weight€or€significance€that€you€find€itŠ ą Šreasonably€deserves.Š  pĄ Šą@EE"ģąINSTRUCTION€NO.€6ˆŠ ° ŠĢą  ąA€stipulation€is€an€agreed€statement€of€facts€between€the€attorneys€on€both€sides,€and€youŠ pĄ Šshould€regard€any€stipulated€facts€as€undisputed€evidence.Š  P   Šą@EE"ģąINSTRUCTION€NO.€7ˆŠ ° ŠĢą  ąDuring€the€trial€of€this€case,€certain€testimony€has€been€presented€to€you€by€way€ofŠ pĄ Šdeposition,€consisting€of€sworn€recorded€answers€to€questions€asked€of€the€witness€in€advance€ofŠ P   Šthe€trial€by€one€or€more€of€the€attorneys€for€the€parties€to€the€case.€€The€testimony€of€a€witnessŠ 0 € Šwho,€for€some€reason,€cannot€be€present€to€testify€from€the€witness€stand€may€be€presented€byŠ `  Šreading€the€deposition€of€the€witness€to€you.€€Such€testimony€is€entitled€to€the€sameŠ š@  Šconsideration,€and€is€to€be€judged€as€to€credibility,€and€weighed,€and€otherwise€considered€by€theŠ Š  Šjury,€insofar€as€possible,€in€the€same€way€as€if€the€witness€had€been€present€and€had€testifiedŠ ° Šfrom€the€stand.Š  ą Šą@EE"ģąINSTRUCTION€NO.€8ˆŠ ° ŠĢą  ąYou€are€the€exclusive€judges€of€the€credibility€of€the€witnesses€and€the€weight€of€theŠ pĄ Ševidence.€€In€judging€the€weight€of€the€testimony€and€credibility€of€the€witnesses€you€have€aŠ P   Šright€to€consider€their€bias,€their€interest€in€the€result€of€the€suit,€or€any€probable€motive€or€lackŠ 0 € Šthereof€to€testify€fairly,€if€any€is€shown.€€You€may€consider€the€witnesses'€conduct€upon€theŠ `  Šwitness€stand,€the€reasonableness€of€their€statements,€their€apparent€frankness€or€candor,€or€theŠ š@  Šlack€of€it,€their€opportunity€to€know,€their€ability€to€understand,€and€their€capacity€to€remember.€Š Š  ŠYou€should€consider€these€matters€together€with€all€of€the€other€facts€and€circumstances€whichŠ ° Šyou€may€believe€have€a€bearing€on€the€truthfulness€or€accuracy€of€the€witnesses'€statements.Š ą Šą  ąIf€any€reference€by€the€court€or€by€the€attorneys€to€matters€of€evidence€does€not€coincideŠ pĄ Šwith€your€own€recollection,€it€is€your€recollection€which€should€control€during€yourŠ P  Šdeliberations.Š  0€ Šą@EE"ģąINSTRUCTION€NO.€9ˆŠ ° ŠĢą  ąThe€rules€of€evidence€ordinarily€do€not€permit€the€opinion€of€a€witness€to€be€received€asŠ pĄ Ševidence.€€An€exception€to€this€rule€exists€in€the€case€of€expert€witnesses.€€A€person€who,€byŠ P   Šeducation,€study,€experience,€skill,€knowledge,€and€training€in€a€particular€art,€science,Š 0 € Šprofession,€or€occupation,€may€give€his€or€her€opinion€as€an€expert€witness€regarding€suchŠ `  Šmatters€if€they€are€relevant€to€the€case.€€You€should€consider€such€expert€opinion€and€shouldŠ š@  Šweigh€the€reasons,€if€any,€given€for€it.€€You€are€not€bound,€however,€by€such€an€opinion.€€Give€itŠ Š  Šthe€weight€to€which€you€feel€it€is€entitled,€or€you€may€reject€it€in€whole€or€in€part€if,€in€yourŠ ° Šjudgment,€the€reasons€given€for€the€opinion€are€unsound.Š  ą Šą@!ģąINSTRUCTION€NO.€10ˆŠ ° ŠĢą  ąIf€you€find€that€a€conflict€exists€in€the€testimony€of€the€expert€witnesses,€you€must€resolveŠ pĄ Šthat€conflict€by€weighing€the€various€opinions€and€reasons€for€such€opinions€given€by€each€of€theŠ P   Šexperts,€as€well€as€the€relative€credibility€and€knowledge€of€the€experts€who€have€testified.Š  0 € Šą@!ģąINSTRUCTION€NO.€11ˆŠ ° ŠĢą  ąThe€burden€of€proof€on€a€party€in€a€civil€action€is€to€prove€every€essential€element€of€itsŠ pĄ Šclaim€by€a€"preponderance€of€the€evidence."€€A€preponderance€of€the€evidence€means€suchŠ P   Ševidence€as,€when€considered€and€compared€with€that€opposed€to€it,€has€more€convincing€forceŠ 0 € Šand€produces€in€your€minds€a€belief€that€what€is€sought€to€be€proved€is€more€likely€true€than€notŠ `  Štrue.€€In€other€words,€to€establish€a€claim€by€a€"preponderance€of€the€evidence"€means€to€proveŠ š@  Šthat€the€claim€is€more€likely€so€than€not€so.€€Accordingly,€in€answering€any€question€asked€on€theŠ Š  ŠSpecial€Verdict€form,€if€you€find€that€the€party's€claim€is€more€likely€true€than€not€true,€youŠ ° Šshould€answer€that€question€with€a€"Yes."€€If,€however,€the€evidence€appears€to€be€equallyŠ ą Šbalanced€or€in€favor€of€the€other€party's€position€with€respect€to€any€question€asked€on€theŠ pĄ ŠSpecial€Verdict€form,€then€you€must€answer€that€question€with€a€"No."€Š P  Šą  ąIn€determining€whether€any€fact€in€issue€has€been€proved€by€a€preponderance€of€theŠ 0€ Ševidence,€the€jury€may€consider€the€testimony€of€all€the€witnesses,€regardless€of€who€may€haveŠ ` Šcalled€them,€and€all€the€exhibits€received€in€evidence,€regardless€of€who€may€have€producedŠ š@ Šthem.€€If€the€evidence€should€fail€to€establish€any€essential€element€of€a€party's€claim€by€aŠ Š  Špreponderance€of€the€evidence,€the€jury€should€find€for€the€other€party€as€to€that€claim.Š °"  Šą  ąThe€preponderance€of€the€evidence€is€not€determined€simply€by€the€number€of€witnessesŠ $ą" Šor€the€amount€of€the€testimony,€but€by€the€convincing€character€of€the€testimony€weighed€by€theŠ p&Ą!$ Šimpartial€minds€of€the€jury.Š  P( #& Šņ ņ[Insert€specific€instructions€on€this€case]ó óŠ  ° Šą@!ģąINSTRUCTION€NO.€12ˆŠ ° ŠĢą  ąThe€burden€is€upon€the€plaintiff€to€prove€by€a€preponderance€of€the€evidence€the€amountŠ pĄ Šof€damages€reasonably€and€naturally€flowing€from€the€incident.€€However,€the€plaintiff€is€notŠ P   Šrequired€to€prove€its€damages€with€precision.Š 0 € Šą  ąThe€plaintiff€is€not€entitled€to€recover€for€any€claimed€damage€which€is€of€a€speculativeŠ `  Šnature.€€If€the€plaintiff€has€failed€to€prove€any€claimed€element€of€damage€by€a€preponderance€ofŠ š@  Šthe€evidence,€or€if€the€evidence€respecting€such€matters€is€evenly€balanced,€you€must€resolveŠ Š  Šsuch€issue€against€the€plaintiff.Š  ° Šą@!ģąINSTRUCTION€NO.€13ˆŠ ° ŠĢą  ąThe€fact€that€the€court€has€instructed€you€concerning€damages€is€not€to€be€taken€as€anyŠ pĄ Šindication€that€the€court€either€believes€or€does€not€believe€that€a€party€is€entitled€to€recover€Š P   Šdamages.€€The€instructions€about€damages€are€given€as€a€guide€in€case€you€find€from€aŠ 0 € Špreponderance€of€the€evidence€that€a€party€is€entitled€to€recover.ņ ņŠ  `  Šó óą@!ģąINSTRUCTION€NO.€14ˆŠ ° ŠĢą  ąThe€verdict€must€represent€the€considered€judgment€of€each€juror.€€In€order€to€return€aŠ pĄ Šverdict,€it€is€necessary€that€each€juror€agree€to€the€verdict.€€Your€verdict€must€be€unanimous.Š P   Šą  ąIt€is€your€duty,€as€jurors,€to€consult€with€one€another,€and€to€deliberate€with€a€view€toŠ 0 € Šreaching€an€agreement,€if€you€can€do€so€without€violence€to€individual€judgment.€€Each€of€youŠ `  Šmust€decide€the€case€for€yourself,€but€do€so€only€after€an€impartial€consideration€of€the€evidenceŠ š@  Šin€the€case€with€your€fellow€jurors.€€In€the€course€of€your€deliberations,€do€not€hesitate€toŠ Š  Šreexamine€your€own€views,€and€change€your€opinion,€if€convinced€it€is€erroneous.€€But€do€notŠ ° Šsurrender€your€honest€conviction€as€to€the€weight€or€effect€of€evidence,€solely€because€of€theŠ ą Šopinion€of€your€fellow€jurors,€for€the€mere€purpose€of€returning€a€verdict.Š pĄ Šą  ąRemember€at€all€times,€you€are€not€partisans.€€You€are€judges€„„€judges€of€the€facts.€€YourŠ P  Šsole€interest€is€to€seek€the€truth€from€the€evidence€in€the€Ō_Ōcase.Š  0€ Šą@!ģąINSTRUCTION€NO.€15ˆŠ ° ŠĢą  ąUpon€retiring€to€the€jury€room,€you€will€select€one€of€your€number€to€act€as€yourŠ pĄ Šforeperson.€€The€foreperson€will€preside€over€your€deliberations€and€will€be€your€spokespersonŠ P   Šhere€in€court.Š 0 € Šą  ąYou€will€take€the€verdict€form€to€the€jury€room,€and€when€you€have€reached€unanimousŠ `  Šagreement€as€to€each€question,€you€will€have€your€foreperson€fill€in€the€answers.€€When€all€of€theŠ š@  Šappropriate€questions€have€been€answered,€you€will€have€the€foreperson€date€and€sign€the€formŠ Š  Šand€then€return€with€your€verdict€to€the€courtroom.Š  ° Šą@!ģąINSTRUCTION€NO.€16ˆŠ ° ŠĢą  ąThe€attitude€and€conduct€of€jurors€at€the€outset€of€their€deliberations€are€matters€ofŠ pĄ Šconsiderable€importance.€€It€is€rarely€productive€or€good€for€a€juror,€upon€entering€the€jury€room,Š P   Što€make€an€emphatic€expression€of€his€or€her€opinion€on€the€case€or€to€announce€a€determinationŠ 0 € Što€stand€for€a€certain€verdict.€€When€one€does€that€at€the€outset,€his€or€her€sense€of€pride€may€beŠ `  Šaroused,€and€he€or€she€may€hesitate€to€recede€from€an€announced€position€if€shown€that€it€isŠ š@  Šwrong.€€Š  Š  Šą@!ģąINSTRUCTION€NO.€17ˆŠ ° ŠĢą  ąIf€it€becomes€necessary€during€your€deliberations€to€communicate€with€the€court,€youŠ pĄ Šmay€send€a€note€by€a€marshal,€signed€by€your€foreperson€or€by€one€or€more€jurors.€€No€memberŠ P   Šof€the€jury€should€attempt€to€communicate€with€the€court€by€any€means€other€than€a€signedŠ 0 € Šwriting;€and€the€court€will€never€communicate€with€any€member€of€the€jury€on€any€subjectŠ `  Štouching€the€merits€of€the€case,€otherwise€than€in€writing€or€orally€here€in€open€court.Š š@  Šą  ąYou€will€note€from€the€oath€the€marshal€will€take€that€he€or€she,€as€well€as€any€otherŠ Š  Šperson,€is€also€forbidden€to€communicate€in€any€way€with€any€juror€about€any€subject€touchingŠ ° Šthe€merits€of€the€case.€Š ą Šą  ąBear€in€mind€also€that€you€are€not€to€reveal€to€any€person€„„€not€even€to€the€court€„„€howŠ pĄ Šthe€jury€stands€numerically€or€otherwise€until€you€have€reached€a€ņņunanimous€verdictóó.Š P  Š