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- Title
Litigation Under A Microscope.
- Authors
Jacobs, Marvin A.
- Abstract
The article examines the results of the 48th edition of Jury Verdicts Research (JVR) on elevator and escalator litigation from 2001 to 2007. There was an increase in the Median Award trend line or the midpoint of the recoveries of plaintiffs. The years 2002 and 2003 are exceptions to the trend of high Award Probability Range for an award for emotional distress. The research also found out that plaintiff recovery probabilities for commercial products overall reached 41% in 2007.
- Subjects
ELEVATOR industry; JURY Verdicts Research (Company); ESCALATORS; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law); ARBITRATION &; award
- Publication
Elevator World, 2010, Vol 58, Issue 3, p106
- ISSN
0013-6158
- Publication type
Article