A company specializing in building materials and its owner are appealing a $12.6 million verdict against them, since a juror was posting messages on Twitter.com against the company, while sitting in court. The motion claims the juror sent 8 twitter messages using a mobile cellular phone. One message said in part: “oh and nobody buy Stoam. Its bad mojo and they’ll probably cease to Exist, now that their wallet is 12m lighter.” Another message described what “Juror Jonathan” did today, read: “I just gave away twelve million dollars of somebody else’s money.”

The motion alleges the juror researched the case and conversed with others outside the jury. The jury awarded the money to Mark Deihl and William Nystrom, who invested in the construction company. The company claimed its building material, Stoam, merged the insulation qualities of foam with the strength of steel. The Plaintiffs’ attorney said this was a Ponzi scheme. The juror haven’t respond with a comment. A clerk for the judge said no hearings were scheduled over the matter as of yet.