Lonoke County Circuit Judge Sandy Huckabee on Friday denied motions to declare a mistrial in a lawsuit stemming from the 2014 collapse of Turner Grain Merchandising, reports the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
The jury in a lawsuit filed by a group of Lonoke County farmers was shown a videotaped deposition Thursday afternoon that included comments referring to a "Ponzi scheme," a remark Huckabee days ago ruled should be excluded from trial.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs said the video airing was inadvertent, but defense attorneys immediately called for a mistrial.
Huckabee denied the motions Friday morning outside the jury's presence.
