From Library Journal
Excessive awards in recent malpractice cases have reinvigorated the debate over whether the jury system is the most equitable approach to settling legal disputes. Guinther, a journalist and author, explores the question in this informative treatise. He concludes that overall the jury trial has done a remarkably good job of delivering justice over the years, a finding based in part on an impressive study of several hundred jurors. There are two caveats. This book is intended for serious readers; casual readers would be better served by Valerie Hans and Neil Vidmar's excellent Judging the Jury ( LJ 6/1/86). And the book is sponsored by the Roscoe Pound American Trial Lawyers Foundation, so some may view it as self-serving ammunition in the battle between the legal and medical communities over malpractice.Kenneth F. Kister, Pinellas Park P.L., Fla.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
