Publicity about occasional large and seemingly irrational jury verdicts results in an unrealistic view of jurors. The prevailing view seems to be that jurors share the blame with lawyers for rapidly rising insurance rates and increases in product and service costs....
“Tort reform” continues to be the most actively debated issue affecting our legal system. Arguably, some juries award too much to injured accident victims, and certainly others award too little. Placing a monetary value on physical or emotional injury is an...
William Sawyer was 25 years old, unmarried and living with his father in rural Idaho. He often visited his mother, who lived nearby, and frequently spent time with his father in outdoor activities. While William was driving to visit his mother, his pickup truck was...
There seems to be a widely held belief that American juries are too charitable toward people injured by car accidents, product defects and medical malpractice. This attitude is fueled by occasional news reports of apparently excessive verdicts in some personal injury...
Recent news reports have described notable instances of juries awarding large sums of money in seemingly irrational ways. These accounts are distressing to many of us, especially when we are told that runaway jury verdicts are responsible for the rapidly rising...
