Runaway Juries or Runaway Urban Myth?

Our friends at Keene Trial Consultants posted a good recap of this important issue. From the post:

“Despite the constant headlines about frivolous lawsuits and ridiculously high awards, when the GAO came out with a report on lawsuit awards back in 2003, it received little fanfare even though it strongly contradicted media reports of excessive jury awards….This time it’s a report from the Center for Justice and Democracy, a nonprofit consumer group. The Center uses data from the Department of Justice and other sources to point out that juries seldom award punitive damages in addition to compensatory awards….”

Full post available by clicking here.

Tags: frivolous lawsuit, Keene Trial Consultants, michaejswanson, Michael J. Swanson, Rita Handrich, seventh amendment rights, tort reform

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