Sunday, August 10, 2008

To Settle or Not to Settle?

A new study indicates plaintiffs are better off settling cases than demanding to litigate to trial.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/business/08law.html

While I agree with the overall conclusion, I wish there was more available information on specific types of cases. For example, what are the numbers with respect to personal injury cases? Employment cases? IP disputes? Surely the statistics are not the same in different legal areas.

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