U.S. Senator Laments "Dwindling Civil Jury" United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse commented in the National Law Journal on the ongoing attacks against the civil jury system through restrictions including forced arbitration, enhanced pleading standards, and restrictions on class actions and punitive damage awards. "The jury is more than just a means of dispute resolution, just a fact-finding appendage to the court. It is a structural ...
June 11, 2013 - Injury Board