SURVEYING THE LITIGATION LANDSCAPE: THE CIVIL LITIGATION RESEARCH PROJECT

An examination of a pioneering survey of civil litigation in the US -- the U of Wisconsin Civil Litigation Research Project. Initiated in the late 1970s, the project explored the number of suits brought annually, the nature of disputes that led to insurance claims & court cases, the attitudes of...

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Published in:Public opinion quarterly 1987, Vol.51 (4), p.571-579
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