Jurors in Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Trial Deadlocked for Days — Hung Jury Could ...

Jurors in Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Trial Deadlocked for Days — Hung Jury Could ...

Jurors in the Kleiman v. Wright trial are currently unable to come to a decision on the high-profile billion-dollar bitcoin lawsuit in Florida. While the judge has told the jury to take time deliberating the case, on Wednesday, the jurors issued a statement that explained they could not “come to a conclusion.” Kleiman v. Wright Jurors Unable to Make a Decision — Judge Issues Allen Charge Extending Deliberation Time Following the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, jurors from the Kleiman v. Wright case have been deliberating on their decision....


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