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Tables of Contents for Punitive Damages
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface and Acknowledgments
vii
Introduction The Problem and Efforts to Understand It
1
16
Overview: What We Did and What We Found
17
14
Part I: How Juries Think
A From Outrage to Dollars
Introduction
29
2
Shared Outrage, Erratic Awards
31
12
Deliberating about Dollars: The Severity Shift
43
19
Do Plaintiffs' Requests and Plaintiffs' Identities Matter?
62
15
B To Punish or Not?
Introduction
75
2
Judging Corporate Recklessness
77
19
Looking Backward in Punitive Judgments: 20-20 Vision?
96
16
C Jurors and Judges as Risk Managers
Introduction
109
3
Corporate Risk Analysis: A Reckless Act?
112
20
Do People Want Optimal Deterrence?
132
10
Deterrence Instructions: What Jurors Won't Do
142
29
Judging Risk and Recklessness
171
15
Do Judges Do Better?
186
25
Part II: Conclusions
Putting It All Together
211
31
What Should Be Done?
242
17
Appendix: Judge's Instructions
259
2
Glossary
261
6
Bibliography
267
10
List of Contributors
277
2
Index
279