Jury Verdicts Weekly
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Publisher :
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 37,38 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Breach of contract
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Author :
Publisher :
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 37,38 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Breach of contract
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Author : Neil Vidmar
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 30,66 MB
Release : 2009-09-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 1615929878
This monumental and comprehensive volume reviews more than 50 years of empirical research on civil and criminal juries and returns a verdict that strongly supports the jury system.
Author : Cass R. Sunstein
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 18,77 MB
Release : 2008-12-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 0226780163
Over the past two decades, the United States has seen a dramatic increase in the number and magnitude of punitive damages verdicts rendered by juries in civil trials. Probably the most extraordinary example is the July 2000 award of $144.8 billion in the Florida class action lawsuit brought against cigarette manufacturers. Or consider two recent verdicts against the auto manufacturer BMW in Alabama. In identical cases, argued in the same court before the same judge, one jury awarded $4 million in punitive damages, while the other awarded no punitive damages at all. In cases involving accidents, civil rights, and the environment, multimillion-dollar punitive awards have been a subject of intense controversy. But how do juries actually make decisions about punitive damages? To find out, the authors-experts in psychology, economics, and the law-present the results of controlled experiments with more than 600 mock juries involving the responses of more than 8,000 jury-eligible citizens. Although juries tended to agree in their moral judgments about the defendant's conduct, they rendered erratic and unpredictable dollar awards. The experiments also showed that instead of moderating juror verdicts, the process of jury deliberation produced a striking "severity shift" toward ever-higher awards. Jurors also tended to ignore instructions from the judges; were influenced by whatever amount the plaintiff happened to request; showed "hindsight bias," believing that what happened should have been foreseen; and penalized corporations that had based their decisions on careful cost-benefit analyses. While judges made many of the same errors, they performed better in some areas, suggesting that judges (or other specialists) may be better equipped than juries to decide punitive damages. Using a wealth of new experimental data, and offering a host of provocative findings, this book documents a wide range of systematic biases in jury behavior. It will be indispensable for anyone interested not only in punitive damages, but also jury behavior, psychology, and how people think about punishment.
Author : JR. Robert F Tyson
Publisher :
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 48,25 MB
Release : 2020-02-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781948792028
This is the first book ever written for the defense on how to avoid runaway jury verdicts. I wrote this book because I care about fairness. I believe everyone has the right to a fair trial, not just plaintiff lawyers and their clients. Defendants are entitled to have a jury decide their case without being stirred with passion and bias by creative plaintiff lawyers. This is the defense "playbook" for justice. You will learn trial techniques to even the playing field for defendants seeking a fair trial. Every aspect of a civil jury trial will be covered, from voir dire to opening statements to witnesses and finally closing arguments. There is a formula for defeating plaintiff attorneys' deceptive tactics and psychological gamesmanship, and you will learn it. While full of 30 years of trial victories and personal experiences, this is a "how to" book. How to defend at trial. How to beat plaintiff attorneys at their own game. How to win. It is time to bring an end to the epidemic of nuclear verdicts across our country. It is time for you to take back justice for all! NUCLEAR VERDICTS MUST BE STOPPED! YOU CAN STOP THEM. RESPONSIBILITY. In every jury trial, accepting responsibility is not only the right thing to do, it is the most important thing you will do, no exceptions. Own what you did in every single jury trial, no excuses. REASONABLENESS. Be the most reasonable person in the courtroom. Do not take the typical defense approach of fighting every little thing. Show the jury you care, and they will return a verdict that is fair and just for all. COMMON SENSE. The ultimate equalizer in any case is common sense. It allows the jury to come to a conclusion that is fair and reasonable. You must go beyond the evidence and the law, and help the jury apply their common sense for a righteous verdict.
Author : G. T. Munsterman
Publisher :
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 38,92 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Law
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Author : Leonard Sand
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 16,31 MB
Release : 2003-01
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ISBN : 9780820520841
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 25,64 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Instructions to juries
ISBN :
... The purpose of this handbook is to acquaint trial jurors with the general nature and importance of their role as jurors; explains some of the language and procedures used in court, and offers some suggestions helpful to jurors in performing their duty ...
Author : Thomas Andrew Green
Publisher :
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 21,61 MB
Release : 1988-09-01
Category : Criminal law
ISBN : 9780226306094
Author : Suja A. Thomas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 40,62 MB
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 1107055652
This book explores why juries have declined in power and how the federal government and the states have taken the jury's authority.
Author : Lynn Buchanan
Publisher :
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 22,31 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Jury
ISBN : 9781876045319
Jury service is one of the most important civic duties a person can undertake, yet it is often poorly understood. This booklet has been prepared in consultation with the Juries Commissioner's Office. It answers frequently asked questions about jury service and provides prospective jurors with a clear explanation of their responsibilities and the processes involved in trials. All potential jurors will receive a copy when they attend for jury service.