Business on Trial: The Civil Jury and Corporate Responsibility

Jury verdicts in business trials are considered by many to be influenced less by a corporation's negligence than by sympathy for the plaintiffs, prejudice against business, and a belief in the corporation's "deep pockets." This book assesses these assumptions in the first systematic study of how juries make decisions in typical business cases. Surprisingly, says the author, the assumptions are either false or exaggerated.