Opening Word document…
Perception alone is enough---the belief in a litigation explosion causes access to be scaled back.
Cavanagh ’15 [Edward; 2015; Professor of Law at St. John’s University School of Law; Oregon Law Review, “Federal Civil Litigation at the Crossroads: Reshaping the Role of the Federal Courts in Twenty-First Century Dispute Resolution,” vol. 93]
Concern over excessive litigation in the federal courts is old hat ... [and] also typically exaggeration.... The truth about the "litigation explosion' is that it is a weapon of perception, not substance. If the public can be persuaded that there is a litigation crisis, it may support efforts to cut back on litigation access.
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