The effect of frivolous lawsuits on the settlement of litigation

International Review of Law and Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 3-27

  Katz, Avery ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0001930751     PISSN: 01448188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0144-8188(90)90002-B     Document Type: Article

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