The Runaway Jury Study Guide

Wendall Rohr : A successful tort lawyer who sues big corporations. He tried the case in his home state of Mississippi.

Durwood Cable : The main defense lawyer. Rival and sometimes friend of Wendall Rohr.

Rankin Fitch : A "consultant" for the "Big Four" tobacco companies. Directed eight trials, engineered two mistrials. Known for using unethical schemes to win the trials.

Nicolas Easter : The decisive juror of the trial. Real name is Jeff Kerr. Also had identifications of David Lancaster and Perry Hirsch; used to try to enter previous cases, but failed. Had two years of law school before he met Marlee.

Marlee : The girlfriend and outside contact of Nicolas Easter. Real name is Gabrielle Brant. Parents died due to smoking. Has since meeting Jeff Kerr, schemed to follow and benefit from tobacco litigation.

Frederick Harkin : The judge in the case Wood v. Pynex

Loreen Duke : Black female juror. Divorced with two children. Voted for plaintiff.

Angel Weese : Fellow black female juror. Boyfriend is Derrick Maples, who was bribed by Rohr to try to convince Angel to vote for plaintiff. Although this attempt was unsuccessful, she nevertheless voted for plaintiff.

Lonnie Shaver : Black male juror. Manager of supermarket, later convinced by new employer to vote for defense. Employer was friend of one of the tobacco companies.

Stella Hulic : Obnoxious white female social climber. Later got removed due to being followed by tobacco company. However, it was actually Marlee who phoned Stella and stated that the tobacco companies followed her.

Frank Herrera : Retired white male colonel. Later removed for having unauthorized materials. Those materials were actually planted by Nicolas secretly to have Herrera, a pro-defense juror and very antagonistic to Nicolas, removed.

Herman Grimes : The previous white blind male foreman. Very neutral, follows judge's orders very devotedly. Removed due to a sudden illness on the final morning of the trial. This illness was secretly created by Nicolas through drugging Herman.