600.12. Apportionment of Responsibility-Instruction on Use of Verdict Form-Contribution Following Settlement

600.12 Apportionment of Responsibility--Instruction on Use of Verdict Forms-- Contribution Following Settlement When you retire to the jury room you will first select a foreperson. He or she will preside during your deliberations. Your verdicts must be unanimous. Forms of verdict are supplied with these instructions. After you have reached your verdict, fill in and sign the appropriate forms of verdict and return them to the court. Each verdict should be signed by each of you. You should not write or mark upon this or any of the other instructions given to you by the court. The parties in this case are: Plaintiffs: Defendants: [name of first plaintiff] [name of second plaintiff] [name of first defendant] [name of second defendant] You must fill in a percentage for each party. If you find in favor of [the defendant] [one or more defendants], then you must fill in zero percent for [that defendant] [or those defendants]. The total of the percentages must equal 100. Instruction revised January 2010.