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Marika F.X. Litras, Ph.D., Sidra Lea Gifford, Carol J. DeFrances, Ph.D., Bureau of Justice Statistics, David B. Rottman, Ph.D., Neil LaFountain, Brian J. Ostrom, Ph.D., National Center for State Courts
August 1, 2000 NCJ 179769
Provides findings about tort cases disposed by jury and bench trial in general jurisdiction courts in the Nation's 75 largest counties during 1996. Information is analyzed about types of tort cases and litigants, types of trials, plaintiff winners, compensatory and punitive monetary damages awarded to plaintiff winners, and case processing time. Expanded analyses are presented about businesses in tort trials, medical malpractice, and product liability trials. A description of tort reforms enacted by State legislatures is included.
Highlights:
Part of the Tort Trials and Verdicts in Large Counties Series
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