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. But how do juries actually make decisions about punitive damages? To find out, the authors-specialists in psychology, economics, and the law-present the results of controlled experiments with over 600 mock juries involving the responses of more than 8,000 jury-eligible citizens.
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"Punitive Damages pulls together a series of important empirical findings and situates them within a policy and methodological framework. It is accessible to nonspecialists and will certainly appeal to academics interested in jury behavior, as well as policy-makers considering the issue of punitive damages reform." - Christine M. Jolls, Harvard Law School
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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. But how do juries actually make decisions about punitive damages? To find out, the authors-specialists in psychology, economics, and the law-present the results of controlled experiments with over 600 mock juries involving the responses of more than 8,000 jury-eligible citizens.
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Over the past two decades, our country has experienced a dramatic increase in the incidence and magnitude of punitive damages verdicts rendered by juries in civil litigation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
synthetic juries, statistical juries, punitive damages instructions, median juror, punitive damages decisions, corporate risk analysis, videotaped narration, optimal deterrence policies, particular grave danger, setting punitive damages, higher dollar awards, deterrence amount, punishment ratings, severity shift, predeliberation judgments, remote plaintiffs, hindsight conditions, outrage model, written case summary, rhetorical asymmetry, major production run, deliberating juries, punishment verdicts, hindsight effects, local plaintiffs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kip Viscusi, Summary of Experiment Description, Daniel Kahneman, Mitchell Polinsky, Legal Stud, Justice Breyer, Learned Hand, United States, Applied Soc, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Andrew Pollack, Procedure Participants, Sacramento River, African Americans, Behavioral Approach, Blue Hen Mall, Chicago Western Railroad, Marine Sulphur Queen, National Transportation Safety Board, Percentile Ruling, Question Finding, Range Net Benefit, Ruling Benefit Ratio For Railroad, Size Damages, Social Science Research Network New!
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Over the past two decades, our country has experienced a dramatic increase in the incidence and magnitude of punitive damages verdicts rendered by juries in civil litigation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
synthetic juries, statistical juries, punitive damages instructions, median juror, punitive damages decisions, corporate risk analysis, videotaped narration, optimal deterrence policies, particular grave danger, setting punitive damages, higher dollar awards, deterrence amount, punishment ratings, severity shift, predeliberation judgments, remote plaintiffs, hindsight conditions, outrage model, written case summary, rhetorical asymmetry, major production run, deliberating juries, punishment verdicts, hindsight effects, local plaintiffs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kip Viscusi, Summary of Experiment Description, Daniel Kahneman, Mitchell Polinsky, Legal Stud, Justice Breyer, Learned Hand, United States, Applied Soc, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Andrew Pollack, Procedure Participants, Sacramento River, African Americans, Behavioral Approach, Blue Hen Mall, Chicago Western Railroad, Marine Sulphur Queen, National Transportation Safety Board, Percentile Ruling, Question Finding, Range Net Benefit, Ruling Benefit Ratio For Railroad, Size Damages, Social Science Research Network New!
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- Law and Economics (International Library of Critical Writings in Economics 3 vol. set by Richard A. Posner on 5 pages
- Economic Analysis of Law by Richard A. Posner on 4 pages
- Jury Instructions on Damages in Tort Actions by Ronald W. Eades on page 141, page 57, and Back Matter
- An Introduction to Law and Economics (Coursebook Series) by A. Mitchell Polinsky on page 4 (1), page 4 (2), and Back Matter
- The Perception of Risk (The Earthscan Risk in Society Series) by Paul Slovic on page 9, and Back Matter
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- Norms and the Law by John N. Drobak on page 35, and Back Matter
- Trial Consulting (American Psychology-Law Society Series) by Amy J. Posey in Front Matter, and page 140
- Laws of Fear: Beyond the Precautionary Principle (The Seeley Lectures) by Cass R. Sunstein on page 99
- Medical Malpractice and the U.S. Health Care System by William M. Sage in Back Matter
- Judge and Jury: American Tort Law on Trial by Eric Helland in Back Matter
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