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2023
$1,999,343
CIVIL JURIES AWARD PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN 6 PERCENT OF SUCCESSFUL SUITS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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BJS
SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1995
202-307-0784
CIVIL JURIES AWARD PUNITIVE DAMAGES
IN 6 PERCENT OF SUCCESSFUL SUITS
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A 12-month study shows
that only 2 percent of some 762,000 state court
civil cases decided in the nation's 75 most
populous counties...
THREE OUT OF FOUR TORT CASES SETTLED OUT OF COURT
U.S. Department of Justice
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THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1995 202-307-0784
THREE OUT OF FOUR TORT CASES SETTLED OUT OF COURT
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Three out of four tort cases filed in the
nation's 75 most populous counties never reached the courtroom because
they were settled out of court, according to...