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Insurers, Illusions of Judgment & Litigation

dc.contributor.authorGuthrie, Chris
dc.contributor.authorRachlinski, Jeffrey John
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-07T22:45:49Z
dc.date.available2013-11-07T22:45:49Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.citation59 Vand. L. Rev. 2015 (2006)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1803/5631
dc.description.abstractInsurers play a critical role in the civil justice system. By providing liability insurance to parties who would otherwise be untenable as defendants, insurers make litigation possible. Once litigation materializes, insurers provide representation, pay legal fees, and often play a central role in resolving disputes through settlement or adjudication. In this paper, we explore empirically how these key litigation players make important decisions in the litigation process, like evaluating a case, deciding whether to settle, and if so, on what terms. We find that insurers, though not entirely immune to the effects of cognitive illusions that have been shown to distort litigation decision making, appear to make decisions in a more economically rational fashion than other litigation players. This finding, though preliminary, casts new light on litigation theory and practice.en_US
dc.format.extent1 document (37 pages)en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherVanderbilt Law Reviewen_US
dc.subjectLitigation theoryen_US
dc.subject.lcshParties to actions -- Psychologyen_US
dc.subject.lcshInsurance companies -- Trials, litigation, etc.en_US
dc.titleInsurers, Illusions of Judgment & Litigationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.ssrn-urihttp://ssrn.com/abstract=952493


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