Selection methods include random draw from the full inventory, stratified random selection ensuring representation across injury types and venues, party picks with equal numbers each side, and court selection.
Methods are established by case management order.
Alternative Names:
Pool Selection Process, Bellwether Pool Selection
Why it Matters?
Stratified random selection produces the most representative pool, because pure random draw may overrepresent common injury types while party picks guarantee unrepresentative extremes. For defendants the priority is ensuring the pool includes cases with weak product identification and significant alternative causes, since a pool limited to strong plaintiff cases produces verdicts that inflate the inventory's apparent value.
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