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Civil Juries and Civil Justice: Psychological and Legal Perspectives

Civil Juries and Civil Justice: Psychological and Legal Perspectives

Schopp, Robert
Bornstein, Brian H.
Wiener, Richard L.

Paperback

General LawGeneral Psychology

ISBN10: 1441925589
ISBN13: 9781441925589
Publisher: Springer
Published: Oct 29 2010
Pages: 286
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

At last, here is an empirical volume that addresses head-on the thorny issue of tort reform in the US. Ongoing policy debates regarding tort reform have led both legal analysts and empirical researchers to reevaluate the civil jury's role in meting out civil justice. Some reform advocates have called for removing certain types of cases (e.g., highly technical ones relying exclusively on expert testimony, such as malpractice or antitrust litigation) or certain types of judgments (e.g., punitive damages) from the jury's purview; yet much of the policy debate has proceeded in the relative absence of data on what the effects of such reforms would be. A number of post-reform studies have demonstrated that contrary to expectation, tort reform may not have the desired effects. In addressing these issues, the present volume takes an empirical approach, relying on archival and experimental data. It stands at the vanguard of the debate and provides information relevant to both state and national civil justice systems.

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