Juror sent “tweets” during $12.6 million case

An Arkansas business owner has appealed a $12.6 million verdict , claiming that a juror “tweeted” details from the case during the trial. 
The  motion states that juror Johnathon Powell tweeted 8 messages from his cell phone, including:

•    “Oh and nobody buy Stoam. Its bad mojo and they’ll probably cease to Exist, now that their wallet is 12m lighter”
•    ”I just gave away TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS of somebody else’s money.”

Stoam Holdings alleges the juror leaked information outside of the trial. (Didn’t Powell realize that social networking sites display information publicly for the entire world—including those involved in the Arkansas court system?)

Also, didn’t the courts realize that jurors can easily leak information through their phones?

Stoam has the opportunity to defend its reputation after what Juror Johnathon has done using Twitter as his “weapon of choice”: after all, it’s also a great way to tap into consumers’ minds.

Powell, on the other hand, has other plans. As of Friday, he wrote via Twitter: “Well, I’m off to see a judge. Hope they don’t lock me under the jail, and forget about me for four days.”