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Litigation

Jun. 3, 2004

A Calculated Decline

SAN FRANCISCO - Explanations for the vanishing trial abound. Judges, lawyers and professors report that state and federal courts have seen a dramatic drop in the number of cases ending in trials during the past 40 years. But they all seem to have different explanations.

By Tyler Cunningham
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - Explanations for the vanishing trial abound.
        Judges, lawyers and professors report that state and federal courts have seen a dramatic drop in the number of cases ending in trials during the past 40 years. But they all seem to have ...

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