Access to Justice Design and Testing Program
15PBJS-23-GK-05687-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$1,999,343
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CIVIL JURIES AWARD PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN 6 PERCENT OF SUCCESSFUL SUITS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EDT 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 ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EDT BJS 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...