Mistrial after doc defillibrates potential juror in his trial

[Tanuki]

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/894626?nlid=121608_1521&src=WNL_mdplsfeat_180403_mscpedit_wir&uac=99557HY&spon=17&impID=1598513&faf=1

"James Lilja, MD, a San Jose, California, obstetrician/gynecologist and former drummer for the famed punk band The Offspring, performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Tuesday on a prospective juror in the malpractice case against him.

According to the publication Law360, the potential juror went into cardiac arrest as he was waiting to be called back into the Oakland, California, courtroom, fell, then hit his head and collapsed during a morning break in the proceedings. Lilja and his nurse assistant rushed to help him and administered shocks with a defibrillator.


The man was unconscious but had a pulse when paramedics arrived.  The man's current condition is unknown.

The incident, however, forced a mistrial in light of concerns the physician's heroics could bias other jurors. Current jurors were dismissed, and the case will be retried April 2.
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Before medical school, Lilja was a drummer from 1984 to 1987 for the Orange County–based The Offspring and played on the band's 1986 debut single, "I'll Be Waiting." He left before the band realized mainstream success in the 1990s with hits including "Come Out and Play," "Self Esteem," and "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)," according to news reports.

According to his employer's website, Bay Area Gynecology and Oncology, Lilja received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh and went on to the University of Texas at Houston-MD Anderson Cancer Center for his internship and residency.  Following his residency, he completed his fellowship in gynecologic oncology at the University of Michigan."....(more)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Trial or no trial, that doctor has his priorities straight.

I applaud his actions!

[malaise]

2. +1,000

He did the right thing

[bitterross]

5. While I applaud his actions, they hardly exhonorate him of anything.

Yes, he did the right thing. Just as any person who is trained in CPR should have done. That doesn't mean he didn't commit malpractice.

The judge was correct in declaring a mistrial. The plaintiffs would most likely not have gotten an unbiased jury after the episode.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Did I say he was exonerated? I did not. In fact, I agree with you.

Declaring a mistrial was the only thing to do.

[Mr. Ected]

3. Jurors: is this man a criminal or a hero?

You got to keep 'em separated.

[herding cats]

6. Ha!

[ProfessorGAC]

4. So The Drummer Became A Doctor

And the singer got a PhD in molecular biology!

No lack of smarts in that band