Economic Snapshot
Plaintiffs are awarded significantly less money when they are forced to settle with mandatory arbitration rather than court
Median damages | Mean damages | |
---|---|---|
Federal court | $176,426 | $143,497 |
Mandatory arbitration | $36,500 | $23,548 |
Mean damages include cases in which $0 was awarded.
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