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Dick Durbin: “The gentleman responded relating to frivolous lawsuits. But back to my original question: What is the gentleman's…”

On the recordMarch 6, 1995
The gentleman responded relating to frivolous lawsuits. But back to my original question: What is the gentleman's experience on the percentage of cases presently filed, civil cases that are settled before they go to trial? What has been the gentleman's experience?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Questioning a colleague about the settlement rates of civil cases.

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