Foundations of Law and Economics
The Selection of Disputes for Litigation
George L. Priest and Benjamin Klein
- Year
- 1984
- Venue
- Journal of Legal Studies
- Level
- Advanced
Summary
Shows how settlement selects disputes for trial and why observed plaintiff win rates cannot be read as an unfiltered measure of the underlying legal standard. The selection model remains essential for empirical research using litigated cases.
Citation
George L. Priest and Benjamin Klein. "The Selection of Disputes for Litigation." Journal of Legal Studies, 1984.
DOI: 10.1086/467732
BibTeX
@article{Priest1984The,
title = {The Selection of Disputes for Litigation},
author = {George L. Priest and Benjamin Klein},
year = {1984},
journal = {Journal of Legal Studies},
doi = {10.1086/467732},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1086/467732}
}