The jury consultants hired by the defense quietly declared it a major victory for their side because Herman was obviously pro-plaintiff. Nine votes had been required, but the jury's verdict had been upheld by the Supreme Court.Īs expected, news of Herman's cardiac arrest spread quickly among the many watching the trial. He'd even found an old case allowing eleven jurors to decide a civil case. There were insufficient grounds for a mistrial. He'd just finished a heated argument with Rohr and Cable, the latter of whom wanted a mistrial because another juror had been removed. JUDGE HARKIN didn't appear until almost nine-thirty, and when he stepped to the bench he noted, without surprise, that his courtroom was packed. All tobacco stocks rose quickly in early, heavy trading.
There was good news out of Biloxi, though no one seemed to know the source. After closing Friday at seventy-three, it jumped to seventy-six at the opening bell and was at seventy-eight within minutes. At ten, he ordered dry toast because the waiter was staring now, obviously irritated that Swanson had evidently camped out for the day.įUELED BY RUMORS that were apparently well founded, Pynex's common opened strong. He had plenty of time to consider these matters. The consensus was he'd had another heart attack. Lou Dell called Judge Harkin to tell him Herman had fallen violently ill. The jurors retreated to their rooms to try and settle their frazzled nerves. The sirens wailed as Herman was sped away.
In the confusion, Nicholas managed to knock over Herman's coffee cup. They rolled him out and pushed him rapidly down the hall.
Grimes said repeatedly it reminded her of his first heart attack. His blood pressure was only slightly above normal. The paramedics arrived with a stretcher, and Chuck pushed the other jurors farther down the hall. Within minutes, everyone knew Herman was suffering from cardiac arrest. Herman had already had one, six years earlier. Nicholas said gravely to Rikki Coleman that it was chest pains, maybe a heart attack. Lou Dell ran to the phone and called 911.
Herman was on the bathroom floor, bent double at the waist, clutching his stomach and in terrible pain. Lou Dell and Willis arrived amid panicked voices, and soon most of the jurors were outside the Grimeses' room, where the door was open and people were swarming.
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