Should a Lawyer Be Allowed in Small Claims Court? Some Empirical Light

Should a Lawyer Be Allowed in Small Claims Court? Some Empirical Light

Jurisdictions across the United States are facing the issue of whether or not lawyers should be permitted to represent plaintiffs in small claims court. In this paper, we make use of an expected utility model to analyze how the number of claims filed by attorneys on behalf of plaintiffs has varied o...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American Economist (New York, N.Y. 1960) N.Y. 1960), 1995-10, Vol.39 (2), p.65-67
Hauptverfasser: Schwarz, Samuel, Herskovitz, Paul J., Kleiner, Deborah S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
American culture
Analysis
Attorneys
Commercial law
Costs
Economic theory
Expected utility
Fees
Free markets
Jurisdiction
Lawsuits
Lawyer client communication
Lawyers' fees
Litigation
Plaintiffs
Small claims
Small claims courts
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Zusammenfassung:Jurisdictions across the United States are facing the issue of whether or not lawyers should be permitted to represent plaintiffs in small claims court. In this paper, we make use of an expected utility model to analyze how the number of claims filed by attorneys on behalf of plaintiffs has varied over almost four decades in the New York City Small Claims Court. The paper concludes that as the size of legally allowable claims has increased, the percentage of claims in which a plaintiff is represented by a lawyer has also increased.
ISSN:0569-4345
2328-1235
DOI:10.1177/056943459503900208