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Fewer civil cases go to juries due to cost (access required)

By The Associated Press
Published: February 15, 2010

(AP) Two years ago, Norfolk businessman Eric Stevens was broadsided by a motorist who ran a red light. After surgery for a ruptured disc and other medical costs, he filed a lawsuit and entered the world of civil litigation. Two days before his case was to go to trial, Stevens was offered $70,000. He settled. Stevens isn't ...
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