Juries
Civil Jury Cases and Verdicts in Large Counties: Civil Justice Survey of State Courts, 1992
CIVIL JURIES AWARD PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN 6 PERCENT OF SUCCESSFUL SUITS
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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...
Civil Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005
Civil Jury Cases and Verdicts in Large Counties: Civil Justice Survey of State Courts, 1992
Civil Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005
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IN 2005, LESS THAN 5 PERCENT OF PLAINTIFFS WHO WON IN CIVIL BENCH AND JURY TRIALS RECEIVED DAMAGES EXCEEDING $1 MILLION
WASHINGTON - Over 14,000 plaintiff winners received monetary damages in civil trials nationwide in 2005, with less than 5 percent receiving...