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 Jury Cases and Verdicts in Large Counties: Civil Justice Survey of State Courts, 1992
Date Published
July 1995
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...