Jury Instructions Archive
Forms are marked to indicate whether they were proposed by the defense (D Proposed) or the plaintiff (P proposed), or were actually used (Used).
See also 2012 Jury Instruction Manual
Besides those listed below, MLRC has an extensive backfile of jury instructions in paper format, which we are gradually adding to this archive. For material that is not available on this page, contact MLRC.
AAA All City Air Conditioning v. New World Communications
Ohio C.P. 2003 – Used
Brown v. Des Moines Heart-Argyle Television
Iowa Dist. Ct. 2001 – Used
Calvin Klein Trademark Trust v. Wachner
S.D.N.Y. 2001 – D proposed
Carpenter v. Alaska Broadcasting
Alaska Super. 2002 – Used
Carr v. Forbes
D. S.C. 2000 – D proposed
Clark v. Connecticut Magazine
Conn. Super. 2003 – D Proposed
Cobb v. Time
M.D. Tenn. 1999 – Used
Coleman v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.
Pa. Ct. of Comm. Pleas, Philadelphia Cty., 1988 – D proposed
Copeland v. Hubbard Broadcasting
Minn. Dist. Ct. 1996 – D Proposed
Dixon v. Martin
Tex. Dist. Ct. 2008 – Used
Eastwood v. Nat’l Enquirer
C.D. Cal. 1995 – Used
Flippen v. Gannett Co.
Ohio C.P. 2008 – Used
Gardner v. Stokes
Mont. Dist. Ct. 2008 – Used
Gertz v. Robert Welch
N.D. Ill. 1981 – Used
Gray v. St. Martins Press
D.N.H. 1999 – Used
Harris v. San Jose Mercury News
N.D. Cal. 2006 – Used
Hewan v. Fox News Network
E.D. Ky. 2003 – D Proposed
Hewan v. Fox News Network
E.D. Ky. 2003 – Joint Proposed
Hewan v. Fox News Network
E.D. Ky. 200 – Used
Hudson v. WLOX-TV
Miss. Cir. Ct. 2009 – Used
Jenkins v. Advance Pubs
W.D. Ok. 2004 -D Proposed
Kastrin v. CBS
W.D. Tex. 1997 – Used
Kastrin v. CBS
W.D. Tex. 1997 – D Proposed
Kauffman v. Diamandis Communications Inc.
E.D. Pa. 1990 – Used
Kauffman v. Diamandis Communications Inc.
E.D. Pa. 1990 – D proposed
Knight v. Chicago Tribune
Ill. Cir. Ct. 2005 – Used
Maguire v Journal-Sentinel, Inc.
Wis. Cir. 1997 – D Proposed
Marisco v. Patriot News
Pa. C.P. 1997 – D Proposed
McDermott v. Biddle
Pa. Ct. of Comm. Pleas, Philadelphia Cty., 1990 – D proposed
Meca Homes v. TSM AM-FM TV
Tex. Dist. Ct. 2000 – D Proposed
Meca Homes v. TSM AM-FM TV
Tex. Dist. Ct. 2000 – Used
Mendelson v Darragh
Pa. C.P. 2007 – D Proposed
Merriweather v. Philadelphia Newspapers
Pa. C.P. 2000 – Used
Mitchell v. Griffin Television
Ok. Dist. Ct. 2001- P Requested
Mitchell v. Griffin Television
Ok. Dist. Ct. 2001 – D Requested
Mitchell v. Griffin Television
Ok. Dist. Ct. 2001 – Used
Moore v. Akron Beacon-Journal
Ohio C.P. 2001 – D Proposed
Parsons v. Time, Inc.
D. S.C. 1983 – Used
Paul v. Hearst Corp.
M.D. Pa. 1999 – Used
Paul v. Philadelphia Magazine
Pa. Ct. of Comm. Pleas, Philadelphia Cty., 1997 – D proposed
Pollution Control Industries v. Howard Publications
Ind. Super. 1996 – D Proposed
PuppyLand v Roy H. Park Broadcasting
Va. Cir. Ct. 1996 – Used
Rappleyea v WSET
Va. Cir. Ct. 2001 – D Proposed
Robinson v. KTRK Television
Tex. Dist. Ct. 1992 – Used
Rogal v. ABC, Inc.
E.D. Pa. 1993 – Used
Ross v. Santa Barbara News Press (Liability Phase)
Cal. Super. 2001 – Used
Ross v. Santa Barbara News Press (Damages Phase)
Cal. Super. 2001 – Used
Sales v. Cox
Ga. Super. 1996 – D Proposed
Sales v. Cox
Ga. Super. 1996 – Used
Schafter v. Time
D. Ga. 1996 – D Proposed
Schafter v. Time
D. Ga. 1996 – Used
Schlieman v. Gannett Minnesota Broadcasting
Minn. Dist. Ct. 2003 – D Proposed
Schlieman v. Gannett Minnesota Broadcasting
Minn. Dist. Ct. 2003 – Used
Sheckler v. Virginia Broadcasting Corp.
Va. Cir. Ct. 2003 – Used
Sound Environment v. Liddy
Ariz. Super. 2003 – Used
Srivastava v. Harte-Hanks Televisions, Inc.
Tex. Dist. Ct. 1990
Stevens v. Dolcefino
Tex. Dist. Ct. 2007 – D Proposed
Stevens v. Dolcefino
Tex. Dist. Ct. 2007 – Used
Stewart v. NYT Broadcast Holdings
Okla. Dist. Ct. 2009 – Used
Street v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.
Pa. Ct. of Comm. Pleas, Philadelphia Cty., 1993 – Used
Sweeny v. New York Times
N.D. Ohio 2002 – D proposed
Sweeney v New York Times
N.D. Ohio 2003 – Used
Tayar v. Palmer Communications
Ok. Dist. Ct. 2001 – D Proposed
Tayar v. Palmer Communications
Ok. Dist. Ct. 2001 – Used (Liability Phase)
Tayar v. Palmer Communications
Ok. Dist. Ct. 2001 – Used (Damages Phase)
Taylor v. Swtizer
Tex. Dist. Ct. 1992 – Used
Texas Beef Group v Winfrey
N.D. Tex. 1998 – Used
Tilton v. McGraw Hill Cos.
W.D. Wash. 2007 – Used
Turnbull v. ABC
C.D. Cal. 2004 – Used?
Wade v. Stocks
Fla. Cir. Ct. 1981 – D requested
West v. Perry
E.D. Tex. 2008
Westwood One v. Carpenter
Alaska Super. 2002 – Used
Williams v. Vidbusiness
N.D. W.Va. 2009 – Used
Woodie v. Tampa Bay Television
Fla. Cir. Ct. 2001 – Joint and D proposed