Injuries Hit Rich & Middle Class Too The civil justice system is an equal opportunity injury system. People don’t want to be hurt. Families didn’t ask to have a family member killed by a wrongful a
Posted on Aug 13, 2010My colleague Rick Shapiro published an article on the vanishing trial by jury. There are many reasons jury trials are becoming so rare - use of alternative dispute resolutions and settlements, for example. However, there is also a growing number of claims being squashed by judges when they make a "summary judgment." These judgments take the power away from juries and put it in the hands of judges. To learn more, check out this article...
