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Litigation

May 27, 2000

Award of the Court

^^VIEWPOINT^^ By Kurt Osenbaugh It is a popular sentiment that jury verdicts are irrational, motivated by inappropriate sympathy and disproportionate to the case. However, the details of each particular case usually explain large, seemingly odd or bizarre jury verdicts.

By Kurt Osenbaugh
        It is a popular sentiment that jury verdicts are irrational, motivated by inappropriate sympathy and disproportionate to the case. However, the details of each particular case usually explain large, seemingly odd or bizarre jury verdicts.
        The perception of juries run amuck is created by the intense media focu...

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