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Juries Tougher on Prisoner Litigators in Big Law Suits

Loaded on Sept. 15, 1994 by Dale Gardner published in Prison Legal News September, 1994, page 13
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Juries. Location: United States of America.
In this land of big lawsuits, the growth of multimillion dollar jury awards may have been halted. Juries nationwide have become tougher on people who sue doctors, insurance companies, and prison officials--siding less often with the plaintiffs. There is evidence that the size of the awards has leveled off, too. ...

 

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