Fewer civil cases go to juries due to cost
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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