Weighing the cost of private trials

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Weighing the cost of private trials

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 9:03 am

BY: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF

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Mary McQueen
National Center for State Courts
Practice Management
private trials
trial

The U.S. Constitution preserves the right of trial by jury for controversies where the value exceeds $20, but the practical reality is many lawyers will not even consider litigating a case unless the value is tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of dollars.

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