Sentences with phrase «settle weak cases»

But, extreme awards drive up the costs of litigation and produce pressure on corporations to settle weak cases rather than run the risk of out - of - whack punitive damages.

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Cases have been settled with consent decrees, decrees that many criticized as too weak.

It is not universally the case that an employer settles because they believe they have a weak case.

A major secondary benefit is that, even if the case does not settle, the ENE process may narrow the issues and divert focus and attention away from weak or inconsequential points towards the more important aspects of the case.

I suppose there could be valid reasons why 4 out of every 5 jury verdicts go in favor of the doctor or hospital — maybe the strongest cases are all being settled before trial, leaving only the weakest cases behind — but it's hard to say that with a straight face when those figures mean that malpractice defendants have better odds winning in a courtroom than the odds a casino has winning its own games.