Are companies wising up about premises liability, or are more meritless claims being filed?Are companies wising up about premises premises n. 1) in real estate, land and the improvements on it, a building, store, shop, apartment, or other designated structure. The exact premises may be important in determining if an outbuilding (shed, cabana, detached garage) is insured or whether a person liability, or are more meritless mer·it n. 1. a. Superior quality or worth; excellence: a proposal of some merit; an ill-advised plan without merit. b. claims being filed? Either way, plaintiffs are winning a smaller percentage of suits. In 1992, plaintiffs won in 44.4 percent of cases in which they reached a jury trial in state court in one of the 75 largest U.S. counties. By 2001, the latest year for which data is available, that number had dropped to 41.5 percent. Median damage awards for prevailing plaintiffs also dropped. @ A Bureau of Justice Statistics Noun 1. Bureau of Justice Statistics - the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers BJS bulletin, available on SM Online, has details. |
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