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Disclaimer: My jury service has concluded and a verdict was reached. I’m only sharing information that I remember and since my fellow jurors and I reached a verdict.

I recently finished serving on an 6 week civil jury trial in Orange County. The case was South Coast Shipyard versus seven defendants, although there were originally ten defendants before three settled prior to trial. The trial lasted from May 6, 2026 through June 10, 2026.

Throughout the trial, the plaintiffs argued that negligent construction and project management decisions led to damage requiring extensive repairs and caused significant business losses. The defendants denied responsibility or disputed the extent of the damages.

After hearing several weeks of testimony, reviewing evidence, and listening to expert witnesses, the jury awarded South Coast Shipyard $8.8 million in damages. Of that amount, $7 million was for repair costs and $1.8 million was for lost revenue. The plaintiff had sought approximately $9 million, while the defendants argued that the damages were closer to $600,000.

Responsibility for the damages was divided among the defendants. Wieland Davco was found responsible for 75% of the total award, NPB Marina LLC and NP Beach Marina LLC were each assigned 10%, VUE Investor LLC and Peninsula Village LLC were each assigned 2%, VUE HOA was assigned 1%, and Blue Iron Inc. was assigned 0%.

Three companies settled before the case went to trial. Earth Support Solutions, Clause Construction, and Vertical Earthworks being the settling parties.

What stood out most to me was how much evidence was presented and how many different companies were involved. Despite the complexity of the case, the jury ultimately reached a unanimous verdict, for a majority of the decisions we had to vote on, the only things that we couldn’t agree on for a little bit being what amount we should award the plaintiffs and percentage we should assign to each. Serving on the trial gave me a much greater appreciation for how civil litigation works and how much time and effort goes into reaching a decision.

That was my first experience serving on a jury, and it was definitely something I’ll remember. Definitely not as bad as people make it out to be, in my opinion.

I just finished my first ever jury service that was projected to take 8 weeks. But only lasted about a month, 3 days a week (minus Memorial Day).

It was a civil case between corporations at a superior court

So I got a call to come in for an interview for that stand alone Costco in mission viejo. However the one problem that prevented me from actually attending the interview today was jury duty (I’ve had jury duty since the beginning of May). As a result, I was told they’ll call me Thursday if they’re still hiring. As this is a brand new location, what are the chances they’ll actually give me a call back? I have a feeling the likelihood is low, but not impossible as this is a brand new location not open to the public yet.

I do have experience as a seasonal employee at Costco, so it’s not like I have 0 experience (not that it fully matters).