01890nam a2200337 a 4500 EDZ0000092954 StDuBDS 20150804193921.0 m||||||||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 120810s2012 nyua fo| 001 0 eng d 9780199980185 (ebook) : No price StDuBDS StDuBDS KF8700 .C658 2012 347.73 23 Confidentiality, transparency, and the U.S. civil justice system [electronic resource] / edited by Joseph W. Doherty, Robert T. Reville, Laura Zakaras. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. 1 online resource (xxv, 230 p.) : ill. Includes bibliographical references and index. The lawsuit is the cornerstone of the civil justice system in America, and an open court the foundation of American jurisprudence. Recently, however, more civil disputes have been resolved out of court and the outcomes kept secret. Some argue that the confidentiality of the system keeps it working efficiently and fairly; others argue that the public is being denied information about hazards that may cause harm and that a public system with no data lacks oversight. This book approaches the issue in a multidisciplinary, nonpartisan, and empirical manner. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references and index. Justice, Administration of United States. Disclosure of information Law and legislation United States. Confidential communications United States. Doherty, Joseph W. Reville, Robert T. Zakaras, Laura. Print version 9780199914333 Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199914333.001.0001 36633 36633