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Plaintiffs frequently argue that their personal injuries are caused by product defects. In such cases, jurors’ attitudes about product manufacturers are critical. Hans and Lofquist (1992) interviewed, post-trial, 141 jurors who had served on cases involving businesses and corporations, and representing a broad spectrum of business issues including worker injuries, asbestos and product liability cases, consumer injuries in the workplace, and automobile accidents in which a business vehicle was involved…