Former Offspring drummer saves life of juror at his own trial
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As reported by Law 360, Dr. James Lilja earned some brownie points with the jury recently. Lilja was the drummer for The Offspring from '84-'87 and is now a San Jose obstetrician-gynecologist. Earlier this week was the first day of trial for a Medical Malpractice case brought against Lilja. During the trial, a juror went into cardiac arrest. Lilja jumped into action and saved the juror's life by performing CPR and then applying an external defibrillator. The judge then declared a mistrial, ruling that the action would influence the jury's opinion of Lilja. “No good deed goes unpunished,” Lilja told Law360. A new trial starts April 2.