Is The Trend In Pennsylvania A Harbinger For Personal Injury Trials In Florida?
A recent story in The Morning Call in Allentown, PA revealed some interesting statistics that may show a national trend when it comes to the current state of personal injury cases. The average number of yearly civil trials at the federal level in Eastern Pennsylvania has dropped from 550 in the 1980’s to 170 in the 2000’s. (read more) According to the story some of the reasons for the sharp drop is the fear of unpredictable juries and the courts pushing for out-of-court settlements.
Northampton County Judge Stephen Barrata was quoted in the story calling this decrease a phenomenon across the nation. Another factor could be a national recession that is keeping plaintiffs and companies out of the courtroom and looking to settle and avoid court costs. The article also said that U.S. District Magistrate Henry Perkin of Allentown estimates he settles 85 percent to 90 percent of the cases that are assigned him for mediation. According to Barrata more companies are seeing settlements as an economically attractive way to avoid placing their fates in the hands of a jury without legal expertise
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