October 19, 2007
In Hennepin County, Minnesota, it costs $252 for both parties in a lawsuit (in other words, the plaintiff pays $252 to file a complaint, and the defendant pays $252 to file an answer).
If either party wants a jury, they must pay an additional $75. (Either a judge or jury may decide questions of fact.)
Filing fees [...]
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July 2, 2007
The answer is yes, according to Bruce Spencer, professor of statistics at Northwestern University. Spencer purports to arrive at the accuracy of jury verdicts (PDF link) by comparing the jury verdict to a judge’s opinion of the correct answer. Spencer then does a lot of fancy math and flings about some casual assumptions like juries [...]
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