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Survey of Tort Litigants in Three State Courts, 1989-1990: [United States]

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Principal Investigator(s): Lind, Allan E.; Hensler, Deborah R.

Summary: This survey examines the experiences of tort litigants in three state courts: (1) Bucks County, Pennsylvania, (2) Prince George's County, Maryland, and (3) Fairfax County, Virginia. The survey was administered using a Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) system. The most critical aspect of the CATI skip logic is that respondents were interviewed using different modules depending on their role in the dispute (plaintiff vs. defendant), the state/county, and the mode o... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09699.v1

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