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The Intellectual Development Of The American Doctrine Of Judicial Review, Pnina Lahav
The Intellectual Development Of The American Doctrine Of Judicial Review, Pnina Lahav
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The Depublication Practice Of The California Supreme Court, Joseph R. Grodin
The Depublication Practice Of The California Supreme Court, Joseph R. Grodin
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Conflicts Among Circuits And Transfers Within The Federal Judicial System, Richard L. Marcus
Conflicts Among Circuits And Transfers Within The Federal Judicial System, Richard L. Marcus
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The Small Claims Court: A Reconceptualization Of Disputes And An Empirical Investigation, Neil Vidmar
The Small Claims Court: A Reconceptualization Of Disputes And An Empirical Investigation, Neil Vidmar
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In this paper disputes are seen as varying along a dimension of admitted liability, that is, the extent to which defendants admit some obligation to plaintiffs; they may admit no liability, partial liability, or full liability. This conceptualization was used in an empirical study of a small claims court. The results paint a portrait of the court that is at variance with most of the previous literature. Consumer issues constitute a substantial portion of the court caseload. On average, defendants, including individual consumers, do well when they dispute claims. Among disputed cases, small rather than large businesses predominate. Prior literature …